Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Grows Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 20.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,994,347 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 336,223 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.83% of Church & Dwight worth $174,740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth about $254,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $114,000. Finally, Savant Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 7,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,000 after purchasing an additional 1,018 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. 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 transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on CHD. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Evercore upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE CHD opened at $102.24 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $95.43 and its 200 day moving average is $90.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The stock has a market cap of $24.20 billion, a PE ratio of 33.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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. Research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a 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%.

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.