Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stake Reduced by Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC

Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC cut its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 26.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 111,370 shares of the company’s stock after selling 40,322 shares during the period. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $9,759,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 89.4% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 24,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,167,000 after acquiring an additional 11,674 shares during the period. Albert D Mason Inc. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. now owns 8,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $744,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 6,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,000 after purchasing an additional 528 shares during the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the third quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 49,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,315,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the period. Finally, Scratch Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at approximately $386,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.47.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $85.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $84.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.45. 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 $20.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.84, a PEG ratio of 4.28 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.79 EPS. 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.11%.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.