Dierker Richard A., President and CEO of Church & Dwight Co. (CHD), has filed 78 Form 4 transactions across two companies, with a pronounced sell-side bias in dollar terms. His total open-market sales reached $2.53 million, while open-market purchases totaled just $500,888. The remaining activity was dominated by compensation-related grants (code A) and tax withholding share surrenders (code F), which are automatic and not discretionary trades. Notably, the most recent filings—spanning February through July 2026—show zero open-market buys or sells; instead, they consist entirely of recurring small equity awards (roughly $4,325 each) and periodic larger grants, such as a $750,519 award on March 2, 2026, alongside tax withholding events like a $277,984 F-code transaction on March 1, 2026.
The pattern suggests Dierker is not actively trading CHD shares in the open market, but rather accumulating through scheduled compensation and occasionally liquidating to cover tax obligations. The largest recent discretionary event was a $142,287 grant on March 9, 2026, repeated twice, indicating a structured equity incentive plan rather than a market-timing signal. Over the full filing history, the $2.02 million gap between sales and purchases—excluding acquired shares ($1.44 million) that likely stem from option exercises or awards—points to a net reduction in his direct ownership stake over time, though the absence of recent S-code sales suggests that reduction occurred in earlier periods. The data offers no evidence of recent conviction buying or selling, only routine administrative filings tied to his executive compensation package.
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