Janet Vergis Sells 12,960 Shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Janet Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

CHD stock opened at $100.66 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $88.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.05. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The company has a market cap of $24.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.33, a PEG ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.07%.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 97.1% during the third quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 34,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,050,000 after purchasing an additional 17,145 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.8% in the second quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 201,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,378,000 after buying an additional 14,523 shares during the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 563,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,393,000 after acquiring an additional 40,634 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 521,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,166,000 after acquiring an additional 28,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Savoir Faire Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 61.5% during the 3rd quarter. Savoir Faire Capital Management L.P. now owns 108,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,490,000 after acquiring an additional 41,246 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore raised their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Raymond James Financial raised Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (down previously from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $100.24.

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.