Raiffeisen Bank International AG Makes New $794,000 Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 9,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $794,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CHD. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $303,907,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,134,000 after purchasing an additional 869,705 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 25.1% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,357,000 after purchasing an additional 703,171 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 526.6% in the second quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 648,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,363,000 after acquiring an additional 545,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,050,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on CHD. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Raymond James Financial raised Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $92.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $103.03 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.39 billion, a PE ratio of 34.12, a P/E/G ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.38. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $116.46.

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

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

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.