Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Purchases New Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 12,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,174,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 5.3% in the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $465,446.28. This trade represents a 68.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $99.16 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market cap of $23.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.88, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The company’s 50 day moving average is $98.50 and its 200 day moving average is $97.55.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 39.55%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on CHD. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight 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.