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CEO Richard Dierker buys 5,470 CHD shares at $91.57; cluster buy by 2 other insiders within 14 days

Richard Dierker, President and CEO, purchased 5,470 shares on 2025-08-12 at $91.57, increasing his holdings by 25.2% to 27,212 shares total. The transaction occurs within a cluster: two other insiders bought CHD within the same 14-day window, which may signal coordinated management conviction. However, the stock has declined 5.9% over the past 30 days and 18.5% from its 52-week high of $113.20, trading below the purchase price at the current $92.25. Dierker's prior open-market history across all tickers shows mixed timing results: three prior buys averaged +4.7% 30-day returns but 0% 90-day win rate, while his same-ticker history at CHD shows two recent buys (May 2025) with similar short-term gains (+4.6%, +4.5%) that turned negative at the 90-day mark (−0.6%, −3.3%). The acquisition must be evaluated against CHD's elevated valuation (P/E of 42.71) and recent price momentum weakness.

CHD CEO Dierker bought 13,334 shares for $1.3M across 3 transactions at blended avg $93.91; stock down 17.7% from 52-week high

Richard A Dierker, President and CEO, executed 3 separate open-market purchases totaling 13,334 shares for $1,252,214.00, expanding his holdings from 3,024 to 16,358 shares (+440.9% increase). The transactions were executed on 2025-05-13 and 2025-05-14 at prices ranging from $92.80 to $94.78, with a blended average of $93.91. The timing is notable: Church & Dwight stock currently trades at $93.16, down 11.8% over 30 days and 13.4% over 90 days, and stands 17.7% below its 52-week high of $113.20. Dierker's prior sales at CHD showed mixed 90-day outcomes (2 of 4 well-timed, average returns near flat), and his cross-ticker track record reveals limited predictive power (50% 90-day win rate on sells, -1.5% avg return). The large accumulation into a 39.64 P/E name amid recent price weakness warrants attention to whether management views the stock as attractive at these levels or whether other strategic considerations drive the timing.

CHD CFO Richard Dierker sold 86.7K shares at $106.56; stock now at $109.30. -91.9% reduction in holdings.

Richard Dierker, EVP, CFO & Head of Business Operations, executed a substantial open-market sale of 86,740 shares on 2024-06-14 at $106.56, reducing his holdings by -91.9% from 94,374 to 7,634 shares. At the transaction price of $106.56, the stock was trading 2.5% below the current price of $109.30 and 2.5% below the 52-week high of $109.30. His prior three open-market sales at CHD showed mixed timing: the most recent sale on 2024-03-07 was followed by a +4.0% 90-day gain (poorly timed), while the 2023-08-10 sale was followed by a -7.5% 90-day decline (well-timed), and the 2023-05-01 sale showed a +0.5% 90-day return. Across his entire cross-ticker trade history, his sell timing has averaged -1.0% at 90 days with a 33.33% well-timed rate, indicating a modest track record of timing precision. CHD's fundamentals remain solid: $1.5B in latest quarterly revenue, +9.2% annual growth, and $227.7M net income, though the stock trades at a P/E of 34.26.