Ceredex Value Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Ceredex Value Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 9.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 512,655 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46,004 shares during the period. Church & Dwight comprises 1.0% of Ceredex Value Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $44,924,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% during the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter worth approximately $46,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Evercore increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of CHD opened at $102.24 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $95.43 and its 200 day moving average is $90.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The company has a market capitalization of $24.20 billion, a PE ratio of 33.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. Research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 40.73%.

About Church & Dwight

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.