Bank of New York Mellon Corp Grows Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,362,824 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,071 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $114,273,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $269,789,000. Candlestick Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth about $75,506,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 16,363.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 773,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,840,000 after acquiring an additional 768,586 shares during the period. Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,050,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 486.4% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 586,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,433,000 after acquiring an additional 486,850 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

CHD opened at $96.85 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.47. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.98.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 40.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on CHD. Barclays decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.59.

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.