Congress Asset Management Co. Decreases Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Congress Asset Management Co. reduced its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 41.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,234 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,740 shares during the quarter. Congress Asset Management Co.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $690,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on CHD. Evercore increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

Insider Activity

In related 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight 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 sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. This trade represents 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 Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE:CHD opened at $93.23 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $113.91. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a market capitalization of $22.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.87, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. 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 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

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.