Blue Trust Inc. Sells 9,579 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Blue Trust Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 13.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 60,340 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,579 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,060,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 66,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,539,000 after buying an additional 757 shares in the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $334,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,341,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,101,000 after buying an additional 23,677 shares in the last quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 94,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,906,000 after acquiring an additional 1,189 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Partners LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 25.9% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on CHD. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group set a $92.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 2nd. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.88.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director directly 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.5%

CHD opened at $92.88 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $98.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.48. 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.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The firm 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm 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 represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.73%.

Church & Dwight Company 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.