Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $1.13 Million in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 12,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,129,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. KFG Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 14.5% during the 1st quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $471,000 after buying an additional 639 shares in the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $319,000. Friedenthal Financial bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $1,065,000. OP Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $2,366,000. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,684,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 13th. Nine research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.59.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,337,994. This represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. This trade represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $98.75 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a PE ratio of 32.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.47. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. 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. Analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.46%.

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.