Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. Sells 9,593 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. lessened its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 58.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,726 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,593 shares during the quarter. Stegent Equity Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $564,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in 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. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the third quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors 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 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale 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 Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of CHD opened at $94.63 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $22.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $113.91. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $98.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.42.

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

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CHD. Evercore raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $92.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Argus lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, UBS Group set a $92.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Nine investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price 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.