Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Position Lowered by Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.

Fundsmith Investment Services LTD. trimmed its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,806,229 shares of the company’s stock after selling 108,408 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight accounts for 3.8% of Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $245,910,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 11,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,568,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was 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 approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $97.71 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $113.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $96.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.37. The company has a market cap of $23.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.36, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.73%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Argus lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

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.