Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stake Boosted by Boston Family Office LLC

Boston Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 57.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,960 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,900 shares during the period. Boston Family Office LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $765,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,830,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,059,232,000 after purchasing an additional 388,890 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,290,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,991,000 after buying an additional 177,990 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.9% in the second 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. Norges Bank bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $303,907,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,028,000 after acquiring an additional 79,170 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $84.56 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.12. The stock has a market cap of $20.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.89, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays set a $82.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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 note on Monday, August 4th. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price 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.