Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC Buys New Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 8,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $775,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Walter Public Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter worth about $5,721,000. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 122.6% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,893,000 after buying an additional 78,107 shares during the period. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,890,000 after buying an additional 82,833 shares in the last quarter. Amiral Gestion purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at about $6,258,000. Finally, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 98,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,292,000 after buying an additional 10,650 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.82.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total value of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190 in the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $97.71 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $23.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.14, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $96.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.11.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. The business’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

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.