Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock: Curated Wealth Partners LLC Boosts Position

Curated Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 1,130.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 35,684 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,784 shares during the period. Curated Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $3,362,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,174,535,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,902,000 after buying an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 18.5% in the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,925,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $283,447,000 after acquiring an additional 457,445 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Church & Dwight by 28.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,548,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,861,000 after buying an additional 572,085 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,170,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,597,000 after acquiring an additional 64,803 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 5th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $106.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reiterated 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. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at $826,793.50. This represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE CHD traded up $0.34 on Thursday, hitting $102.97. The company had a trading volume of 887,412 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,052,586. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.11, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.49. The business has a 50 day moving average of $98.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.92.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. 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, equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.