Simplicity Wealth LLC Buys Shares of 9,715 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Simplicity Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 9,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $941,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Field & Main Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 83.0% during the fourth quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on CHD. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note 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. Nine 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.1%

CHD stock opened at $101.25 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $24.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.56, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company 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 $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.55%.

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.