Advisory Alpha LLC Has $319,000 Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Advisory Alpha LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,316 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CHD. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,461,410,000 after acquiring an additional 750,575 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,269,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,193,000 after acquiring an additional 29,369 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,028,000 after acquiring an additional 79,170 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,558,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,636,000 after acquiring an additional 153,270 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 48.3% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,115,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,845,000 after acquiring an additional 688,863 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have acquired a total of 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Redburn Atlantic cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.00.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 3.0%

NYSE CHD opened at $81.75 on Thursday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.69 and a one year high of $116.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $89.80 and its 200-day moving average is $94.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.56, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.33.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The company’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 55.66%.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.