Church & Dwight, founded in 1846, is the leading U.S. producer of baking soda. Headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, the company manufactures and markets personal care, household, and specialty products and has 7 'power brands' that represent about 75% of its revenue and profits. The company's brands include Arm & Hammer, Trojan, Oxiclean, First Response, Nair, Oragel, Xtra, Touchland, Hero, Batiste, and Zicam. The company has approximately 5,550 employees.

Last week, we noted that 'one-week insider-sentiment sector data...suddenly suggests caution.' We added '...if an investor is starting to feel that some degree of defensiveness is needed, we'll say that corporate insiders apparently are starting to agree.' And by the end of the week, there was indeed some growing concern that high-flying IT, AI-related, and chip-related stocks might need a timeout. This week, the insider-sentiment data from Vickers Stock Research continues to suggest some degree of caution. We aren't claiming that a correction is imminent, but do believe stocks are vulnerable after the recent big push higher. On a scale where readings above 6.00 are bearish, Vickers' current NYSE One-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is 7.94, up from 5.70 last week; Vickers' Nasdaq One-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is 5.19, up from 4.43 last week; and Vickers' Total One-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is 6.14, up from 4.81 last week. Digging deeper on Vickers' current sector sentiment data, we note that five sectors sport a bullish one-week ratio, four are neutral, and two are bearish (Materials and Information Technology). Of the bearish, the Information Technology ratio has skyrocketed into solidly bearish territory, with a reading of 30.1 compared to 6.8 last week. While that remains below the extreme reading of 173.0 that the sector saw in late April, the consistency of bearish one-week readings for the sector have resulted in an Eight-Week Sell/Buy ratio of 9.2. That makes Information Technology the only sector to record a long-term bearish reading. Still, bright spots remain across the landscape, with bullish One-Week and Eight-Week Sell/Buy readings coming in from the Consumer Staples, Energy, Financial, Healthcare, and Real Estate sectors. This week, analysts at Vickers highlighted insider transactions of interest at Nvidia Corp (NGS: NVDA) and Qorvo Inc. (NGS: QRVO).

Church & Dwight is the leading global producer of baking soda. Its portfolio extends beyond its legacy category to include laundry products, cat litter, oral care, deodorant, and nasal care, all sold under the Arm & Hammer brand. Its brands also include Batiste, OxiClean, Hero, and TheraBreath, which, together with Arm & Hammer, account for around 70% of its annual sales and profits. Most recently, the firm added Touchland and its hand sanitizer business to its fold. Even as it expands its product reach, Church & Dwight still derives around 80% of its sales from its home market in the US.

Church & Dwight is the leading global producer of baking soda. Its portfolio extends beyond its legacy category to include laundry products, cat litter, oral care, deodorant, and nasal care, all sold under the Arm & Hammer brand. Its brands also include Batiste, OxiClean, Hero, and TheraBreath, which, together with Arm & Hammer, account for around 70% of its annual sales and profits. Most recently, the firm added Touchland and its hand sanitizer business to its fold. Even as it expands its product reach, Church & Dwight still derives around 80% of its sales from its home market in the US.