Sanctuary Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 54.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,991 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,287 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,399,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth approximately $269,789,000. Capital International Investors grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% in 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069,051 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 16,363.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 773,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,840,000 after acquiring an additional 768,586 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.82.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $96.11 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. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $96.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.10. The company has a market capitalization of $22.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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. On average, analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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 presently 40.46%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This trade represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.