Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Reik & CO. LLC

Reik & CO. LLC lowered its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,187,126 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,477 shares during the period. Church & Dwight makes up 27.4% of Reik & CO. LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Reik & CO. LLC owned approximately 0.49% of Church & Dwight worth $99,541,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Candlestick Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at approximately $75,506,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 16,363.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 773,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,840,000 after purchasing an additional 768,586 shares in the last quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,050,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 486.4% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 586,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,433,000 after purchasing an additional 486,850 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 1,659.7% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 461,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,425,000 after purchasing an additional 435,094 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE CHD opened at $94.07 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.29 billion, a PE ratio of 30.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $95.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.82.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.46%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Barclays lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.53.

Church & Dwight 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.