Engineers Gate Manager LP Has $48.88 Million Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 7,317.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 582,973 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 575,113 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight comprises approximately 0.6% of Engineers Gate Manager LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Engineers Gate Manager LP’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $48,882,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted 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 buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew 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 worth $1,343,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew 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 buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% during 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 period. Finally, RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related 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 owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $97.25 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $95.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.76. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $23.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.59.

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.