ABN Amro Investment Solutions Makes New Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

ABN Amro Investment Solutions acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 15,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,466,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Choreo LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% during the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.5% during the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Atria Investments Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 33,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,175,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $84.10 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $20.20 billion, a PE ratio of 39.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $87.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.92.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The business had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective 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. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Bank of America cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.00.

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.