American Century Companies Inc. Sells 650,916 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

American Century Companies Inc. cut its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 43.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 848,405 shares of the company’s stock after selling 650,916 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.35% of Church & Dwight worth $74,346,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,830,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,059,232,000 after acquiring an additional 388,890 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,467,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,294,319,000 after purchasing an additional 387,667 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,290,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $601,991,000 after purchasing an additional 177,990 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,736,000 after purchasing an additional 175,960 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 25.1% during the second 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $102.92 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $94.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $89.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.36 billion, a PE ratio of 34.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.45. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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 anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CHD. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.88.

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.