Dorato Capital Management Purchases Shares of 7,363 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,363 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $664,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CHD. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 935.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 101.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $92.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Evercore increased 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. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Argus lowered their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.88.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of CHD opened at $92.88 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $22.00 billion, a PE ratio of 30.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.48. The business has a fifty day moving average of $98.41 and a 200 day moving average of $90.45. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $113.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted 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 net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. 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. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. 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.