Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Boosts Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lifted its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 142,376 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,785 shares during the quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund owned approximately 0.06% of Church & Dwight worth $12,476,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 97.1% during the third quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 34,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,050,000 after acquiring an additional 17,145 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 215.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 13,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,197,000 after purchasing an additional 9,337 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 563,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,393,000 after buying an additional 40,634 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 521,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,166,000 after buying an additional 28,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC grew its position in Church & Dwight by 11.1% during the third quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,767,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,909,000 after buying an additional 176,037 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $100.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.11, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.46. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.10. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. 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 (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 period last year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.07%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Argus lowered their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down previously from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.24.

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.