Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd Purchases New Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 324,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,219,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CHD. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Field & Main Bank acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 70.0% in the fourth quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 413 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on CHD. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $2,852,440.20. The trade was a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $96.33 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market cap of $22.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.69, a P/E/G ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s fifty day moving average is $94.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.20. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 40.46%.

About Church & Dwight

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.