Church & Dwight rises as strong organic growth and higher 2026 outlook support shares

Church & Dwight (CHD) is up 3.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is a favorable reaction to Church & Dwight’s recent second-quarter results, which showed better-than-expected sales momentum and a higher full-year outlook. The move also may have been helped by follow-through after analysts lifted price targets following the report, reinforcing confidence in the company’s brand performance and margin trajectory.

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Sources:

Church & Dwight Investor Relations, Investing.com, TipRanks

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$CHD Insider Trading Activity

$CHD insiders have traded $CHD stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CHD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• ARTHUR B WINKLEBLACK sold 13,200 shares for an estimated $1,357,309
• RAVICHANDRA KRISHNAMURTY SALIGRAM sold 12,960 shares for an estimated $1,270,080
• PENRY W PRICE has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 12,960 shares for an estimated $1,269,419.
• BRIAN D BUCHERT (EVP of Strategy, M&A, and BP) sold 10,160 shares for an estimated $997,153
• CARLOS G. LINARES (EVP Chief Tech&Global New Prod) sold 10,000 shares for an estimated $997,067
• ROBERT K SHEARER sold 8,600 shares for an estimated $842,542
• BRADLEY C IRWIN sold 4,300 shares for an estimated $441,575

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$CHD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 462 institutional investors add shares of $CHD stock to their portfolio, and 572 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added 32,875,834 shares (+8288.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,185,010,797
• JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 9,140,532 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $885,534,740
• SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,589,004 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $153,942,707
• NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC added 1,303,482 shares (+70.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $126,281,336
• HOLOCENE ADVISORS, LP added 1,135,008 shares (+120.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $109,959,575
• ILEX CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LLP removed 1,112,847 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $102,559,979
• BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 913,816 shares (+146.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $88,530,494

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$CHD Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CHD recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $CHD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $102.5.

Here are some recent targets:

• Chris Carey from Wells Fargo set a target price of $110.0 on 07/08/2026
• Nik Modi from RBC Capital set a target price of $114.0 on 06/01/2026
• Javier Escalante from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $105.0 on 05/04/2026
• Peter Grom from UBS set a target price of $100.0 on 05/04/2026
• Andrea Teixeira from JP Morgan set a target price of $99.0 on 05/04/2026
• Lauren Lieberman from Barclays set a target price of $80.0 on 04/14/2026

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