Nykredit A S Takes $14.40 Million Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Nykredit A S bought a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 148,651 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,401,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Walter Public Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at about $5,721,000. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,890,000 after acquiring an additional 82,833 shares during the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 122.6% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,893,000 after purchasing an additional 78,107 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth $1,129,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at $2,382,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the subject of several analyst reports. 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 note on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $98.64 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.72, a PEG ratio of 3.51 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of $99.25 and a 200-day moving average of $97.69. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ravichandra Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 94,970 shares of company stock valued at $9,568,872. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.