Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Acquired by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 157.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,706 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,152 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,103,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.3% in the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the first quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,684,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.0% in the first quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 7,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $506,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the first quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 35,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,347,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD traded up $1.29 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $104.37. 2,544,885 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,826,429. The firm has a market cap of $24.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.56, a PEG ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.49. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.03. 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 (NYSE:CHD) last posted 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). 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%. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share. 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, analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 39.55%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 10th. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Eight research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.81.

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.