3,443 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Bought by Moors & Cabot Inc.

Moors & Cabot Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD – Get Rating) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 3,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $278,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Old North State Trust LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Standard Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at about $49,000. Glassman Wealth Services raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Directions Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $58,000. 80.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Barry A. Bruno sold 6,440 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.27, for a total value of $619,978.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 4,302 shares in the company, valued at $414,153.54. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Barry A. Bruno sold 6,440 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.27, for a total value of $619,978.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 4,302 shares in the company, valued at $414,153.54. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul Richard Wood sold 48,262 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.37, for a total value of $4,023,602.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 120 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,004.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 389,193 shares of company stock valued at $36,601,855. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. 888 reiterated a “maintains” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $96.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 17th. 92 Resources reiterated a “maintains” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on Church & Dwight in a report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.63.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of CHD opened at $95.03 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $70.16 and a 12 month high of $98.32. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $90.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.44. The firm has a market cap of $23.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.90, a PEG ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 27th. The company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.09. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.49% and a net margin of 7.49%. The company had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.35 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.83 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 15th will be issued a $0.2725 dividend. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 12th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 65.27%.

Church & Dwight Profile

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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, and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, and household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.