KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS Acquires 46,300 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 31.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 191,800 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46,300 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $16,082,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.3% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% during the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the sale, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.8%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $94.60 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $97.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market cap of $22.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.59.

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.