Farther Finance Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 7.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,410 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $232,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,461,410,000 after buying an additional 750,575 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,028,000 after buying an additional 79,170 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $281,636,000 after buying an additional 153,270 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $232,845,000 after buying an additional 688,863 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,474,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,368,000 after purchasing an additional 26,286 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.7%

NYSE:CHD opened at $87.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $21.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.35, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $85.08 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.17.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. Church & Dwight’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $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. Analysts predict 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 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. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Truist Financial set a $110.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.44.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the company’s 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 acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at $494,274.42. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael Read purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 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 have purchased a total of 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 in the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.