Acadian Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 121.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 547,601 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 300,785 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.22% of Church & Dwight worth $52,618,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,461,410,000 after acquiring an additional 750,575 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,269,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,193,000 after buying an additional 29,369 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,028,000 after acquiring an additional 79,170 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 6.4% during the first 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 purchasing an additional 153,270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew 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 purchasing an additional 688,863 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $87.00 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The firm has a market cap of $20.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.04, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company’s 50 day moving average is $88.76 and its 200 day moving average is $93.34.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.79 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 37.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Citigroup dropped their price target on Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Redburn Atlantic lowered Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Six 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $99.00.

Church & Dwight Company 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.