Capital International Investors Acquires 1,734,801 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Capital International Investors increased its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 18.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. Capital International Investors’ holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $947,820,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 215.6% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 13,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,197,000 after purchasing an additional 9,337 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,736,000 after buying an additional 175,960 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 19.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 596,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,235,000 after buying an additional 95,423 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 94,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,268,000 after buying an additional 31,976 shares during the period. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,767,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,909,000 after acquiring an additional 176,037 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on CHD. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Barclays lowered their price target 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. Evercore set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.59.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $96.85 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The firm has a market cap of $22.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.86, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.98.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The company’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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. Equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight 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.