Pacer Advisors Inc. Purchases 699,849 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3,272.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 721,237 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 699,849 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $60,476,000 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 CHD. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 101.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This trade represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.59.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.7%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $95.72 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $22.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.49, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $95.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.46%.

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.