Cynosure Group LLC Has $503,000 Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Cynosure Group LLC reduced its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 61.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,737 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,035 shares during the quarter. Cynosure Group LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $503,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 8.7% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 67,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,942,000 after buying an additional 5,400 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.6% during the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 182,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,981,000 after acquiring an additional 1,131 shares during the period. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 22.3% in the 3rd quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 13,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,161,000 after acquiring an additional 2,416 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $335,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $657,000 after acquiring an additional 779 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on CHD. Argus cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Barclays set a $82.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Citigroup raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $87.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target 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. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.47.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $82.61 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $84.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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