Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Sells 5,843 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 10.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 49,644 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,843 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $4,633,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CHD. Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter worth about $5,721,000. Amiral Gestion purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at about $6,258,000. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,890,000 after buying an additional 82,833 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 122.6% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,893,000 after buying an additional 78,107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,078,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $2,852,440.20. This trade represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD stock traded up $0.69 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $96.36. 1,368,802 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,872,933. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.83 billion, a PE ratio of 31.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $96.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.23. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.