Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Huntington National Bank

Huntington National Bank lessened its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 7.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,408 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,309 shares during the quarter. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $6,658,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Candlestick Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $75,506,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 16,363.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 773,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,840,000 after buying an additional 768,586 shares during the period. Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,050,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 486.4% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 586,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,433,000 after buying an additional 486,850 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 1,659.7% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 461,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,425,000 after buying an additional 435,094 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CHD. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $97.66 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $23.14 billion, a PE ratio of 32.12, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.48. The business has a 50 day moving average of $94.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%.Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.