Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Cuts Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL trimmed its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 14.6% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 137,950 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,600 shares during the quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $12,873,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Field & Main Bank bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 83.0% during the fourth quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Barclays lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Evercore set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.82.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $126,208.04. This trade represents a 88.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $97.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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