Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc.

Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 4.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 133,509 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,689 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight makes up approximately 1.1% of Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. owned 0.06% of Church & Dwight worth $12,459,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in CHD. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after buying an additional 2,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,024,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.59.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. The trade was a 21.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.9%

CHD stock opened at $97.73 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.51. The stock has a market cap of $23.16 billion, a PE ratio of 32.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.