Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Acquires 192,380 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 113.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 361,872 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 192,380 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $33,770,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CHD. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $269,789,000. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after buying an additional 1,709,090 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after buying an additional 1,473,894 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,311,000 after buying an additional 1,069,051 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

CHD stock opened at $97.71 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a market cap of $23.15 billion, a PE ratio of 32.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 40.46%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total value of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $465,446.28. This represents a 68.18% 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, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total value of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $126,208.04. This trade represents a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190 in the last ninety days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CHD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.82.

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.