LGT Capital Partners LTD. Acquires 88,007 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

LGT Capital Partners LTD. grew its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 18.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 561,892 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 88,007 shares during the period. Church & Dwight accounts for approximately 2.4% of LGT Capital Partners LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. LGT Capital Partners LTD. owned approximately 0.23% of Church & Dwight worth $49,239,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CHD. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its stake in 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 in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter worth $46,000. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 49.7% during the third quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, 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 sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 2.1%

CHD stock opened at $105.25 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.85, a PEG ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.46. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $91.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71.

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

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 40.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Argus dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (down previously from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.88.

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.