Amiral Gestion Acquires Shares of 74,629 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Amiral Gestion bought a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 74,629 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,258,000. Church & Dwight makes up approximately 2.3% of Amiral Gestion’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,786,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,208,139,000 after purchasing an additional 319,763 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its position in Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 9,568,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $838,252,000 after buying an additional 50,296 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,736,000 after acquiring an additional 175,960 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,653,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,187,000 after acquiring an additional 143,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,317,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,660,000 after acquiring an additional 48,259 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE:CHD opened at $94.63 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $22.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.33, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.45. 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 company’s 50 day moving average price is $98.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $113.91.

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. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The company’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business 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. On average, equities research 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 was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. 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 currently 40.73%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group set a $92.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Argus cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.88.

Church & Dwight 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.