Magnetar Financial LLC Invests $2.82 Million in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 32,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,819,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $46,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group set a $92.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.5%

NYSE:CHD opened at $99.56 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $23.57 billion, a PE ratio of 32.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.27. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $113.91.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 firm earned $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. Research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

Church & Dwight Company 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.