Boit C F David Sells 6,200 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Boit C F David trimmed its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,140 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,200 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight accounts for approximately 0.9% of Boit C F David’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Boit C F David’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,028,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 935.5% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $45,000. Kennebec Savings Bank grew its position in Church & Dwight by 49.7% in the 3rd quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on CHD shares. Citigroup raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $92.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Argus decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Ten 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $98.65.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD stock opened at $90.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.42, a PEG ratio of 4.15 and a beta of 0.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $84.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $89.37.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.11%.

About Church & Dwight

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.