Groupe la Francaise Increases Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Groupe la Francaise increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 20.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,181 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,078 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,663,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blueshift Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 76.4% during the 2nd quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC now owns 4,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $435,000 after buying an additional 1,962 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in Church & Dwight by 131.9% during the second quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 6,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after acquiring an additional 3,804 shares during the last quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.5% in the second quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC now owns 34,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,346,000 after acquiring an additional 852 shares during the period. Boston Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 57.3% in the second quarter. Boston Family Office LLC now owns 7,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $765,000 after acquiring an additional 2,900 shares during the period. Finally, Claret Asset Management Corp boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 31.9% in the second quarter. Claret Asset Management Corp now owns 2,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $83.86 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $116.46. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $85.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.97. The company has a market capitalization of $20.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.37, a PEG ratio of 4.05 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays set a $82.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average 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.