Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Has $8.29 Million Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 12.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 98,894 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,650 shares during the quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $8,292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 1.2% during the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 11,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the third quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,568,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHD has been the subject of a number of research reports. 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Evercore lifted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, 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. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

Insider Transactions 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 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 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $94.63 on Friday. 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 Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $113.91. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $98.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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. Analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current 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 issued a $0.3075 dividend. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 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.