iSAM Funds UK Ltd Sells 10,333 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

iSAM Funds UK Ltd cut its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 52.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,333 shares during the quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $920,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth about $2,174,535,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,163,453,000 after buying an additional 88,594 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after buying an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after buying an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.2% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total value of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped 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. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price target (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.1%

CHD stock opened at $99.34 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $99.26 and its 200 day moving average is $97.70. The stock has a market cap of $23.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.47. 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 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid 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 yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio 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.