Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Buys New Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 32,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,173,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on CHD shares. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price target (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the sale, the director owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. The trade was a 21.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 94,970 shares of company stock valued at $9,568,872 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $101.31 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $99.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.72. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $24.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.94 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company 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 dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.