Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA Reduces Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA trimmed its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 2.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 88,821 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,025 shares during the period. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $8,537,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Callan Family Office LLC grew its position in Church & Dwight by 91.1% during the 2nd quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 4,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 2,080 shares during the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its position in Church & Dwight by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 11,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,151,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth $227,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 146,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,090,000 after acquiring an additional 2,300 shares during the period. Finally, Simplicity Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 115.9% in the 2nd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 26,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,502,000 after acquiring an additional 13,976 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $100.88.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was 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 directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 over the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $87.58 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $91.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.31. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.08 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The company has a market capitalization of $21.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.43.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s 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.