Handelsbanken Fonder AB Acquires 43,392 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 33.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 174,646 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,392 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $16,920,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 83.0% during 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. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. This represents a 48.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 59,220 shares of company stock valued at $5,905,747 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on 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 report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $101.40 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.60, a P/E/G ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $98.17 and a 200 day moving average of $97.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue 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. On average, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

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.