Insider Selling: Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Director Sells $1,357,356.00 in Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Church & Dwight stock traded down $0.99 on Thursday, reaching $102.64. 524,941 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,142,292. 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 Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $97.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.94. The stock has a market cap of $24.35 billion, a PE ratio of 33.03, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.94 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.55%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 9.0% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after acquiring an additional 2,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,024,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 target price (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41.

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.