5,382 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Acquired by West Family Investments Inc.

West Family Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 5,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $521,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CHD. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 83.0% in the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price target (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Evercore set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $126,208.04. This trade represents a 88.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747 over the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $99.19 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $23.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.61. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.94 EPS. 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, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Church & Dwight 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.