Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Director Sells $565,365.60 in Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Penry Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $94.07 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $95.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.78. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.48.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.46%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CHD. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,672,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after acquiring an additional 2,419 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,024,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.