BDFS Capital LLC Takes Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

BDFS Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 6,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $531,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after acquiring an additional 2,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased 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. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total value of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $95.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $22.68 billion, a PE ratio of 31.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $95.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.83.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 13th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus 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.