Fisher Asset Management LLC Acquires 31,976 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 94,349 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 31,976 shares during the quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $8,268,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,830,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,059,232,000 after acquiring an additional 388,890 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 3.0% during the second 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 grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.9% during the second 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 period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $537,736,000 after purchasing an additional 175,960 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 25.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,357,000 after buying an additional 703,171 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $102.55 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $24.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $94.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.05. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Argus cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. 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. Evercore raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently 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.