Carlos Linares Sells 15,375 Shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction of $1,568,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $476,136. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $102.85 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $98.83 and its 200 day moving average is $97.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.94 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Evercore set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 8,288.7% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 33,272,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,223,437,000 after purchasing an additional 32,875,834 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $223,875,000. Finally, Capital International Investors raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after buying an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.