Tobam Increases Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Tobam lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 11.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 95,248 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,836 shares during the period. Church & Dwight makes up 2.0% of Tobam’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Tobam’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $7,987,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.2% during 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. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Field & Main Bank bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on CHD. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 13th. Barclays lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.59.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

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

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $95.72 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.68 billion, a PE ratio of 31.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. Church & Dwight’s 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis 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.