5,967 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Purchased by Meeder Advisory Services Inc.

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,967 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $578,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Integrity Alliance LLC. lifted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted 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 worth $438,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its position in Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on CHD. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value 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 $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the business’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 of the company’s stock, valued at $126,208.04. This trade represents a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 59,220 shares of company stock valued at $5,905,747 in the last three months. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE:CHD opened at $97.43 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $98.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The company has a market cap of $23.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 0.47.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.55%.

Church & Dwight Company 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.