Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) EVP Rene Hemsey Sells 5,000 Shares of Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $826,793.50. This represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $102.85 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.07, a PEG ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.47. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 8,288.7% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 33,272,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,223,437,000 after buying an additional 32,875,834 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth about $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth about $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $223,875,000. Finally, Capital International Investors increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41.

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.