Lecap Asset Management Ltd. Makes New $1.75 Million Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 20,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,752,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 58.1% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,568,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.59.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD stock opened at $96.81 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $98.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.92. The firm has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.06, a PEG ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.48.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid 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, February 13th. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. 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.