Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,767,767 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 176,037 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $154,909,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 33,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,175,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 11,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the third quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,568,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related 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 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:CHD opened at $100.66 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $24.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.33, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.46. 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 Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The business has a fifty day moving average of $88.01 and a 200-day moving average of $88.93.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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 analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. 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 dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.07%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Argus dropped their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.24.

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.