First Trust Advisors LP Has $40.43 Million Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 1,659.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 461,310 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 435,094 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP owned about 0.19% of Church & Dwight worth $40,425,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Modern Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 27.5% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $913,000 after purchasing an additional 2,246 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 17.7% in the third quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 588 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 20.3% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,994,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,740,000 after purchasing an additional 336,223 shares during the period. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 1.1% in the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 74,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,515,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on CHD. UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Argus decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.88.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $99.25 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $96.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.33. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $113.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued 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. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. 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 previous year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

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