Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Has $117,000 Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 54.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,063 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $117,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 1.7% in the first quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 46,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,161,000 after buying an additional 782 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.1% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 19,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,182,000 after purchasing an additional 2,303 shares during the period. Integrity Alliance LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $718,000. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. Finally, SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $302,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Redburn Atlantic downgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $100.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read purchased 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.27 per share, for a total transaction of $182,540.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. The trade was a 36.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $91.90 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $90.50 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $94.28 and its 200-day moving average is $98.71. The company has a market capitalization of $22.39 billion, a PE ratio of 43.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 0.44.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. The company’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 currently 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.