Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Acquired by Exchange Traded Concepts LLC

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 6.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,647 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 717 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,216,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $433,000. GTS Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1,361.8% during the fourth quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 3,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 3,173 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $300,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 117,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,328,000 after buying an additional 7,830 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascent Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 23,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,446,000 after buying an additional 2,512 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president 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 bought a total of 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHD has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.94.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 4.0%

Shares of CHD opened at $86.72 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $93.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $98.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84. The company has a market capitalization of $21.13 billion, a PE ratio of 40.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 0.44. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $86.65 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.Church & Dwight’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. 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, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.