9,050 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Bought by Allstate Corp

Allstate Corp purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 9,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $793,000.

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

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.3%

CHD stock opened at $92.92 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $85.34 and a 200-day moving average of $89.16. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The company has a market capitalization of $22.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.22, a PEG ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group set a $92.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Raymond James Financial raised Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. 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. Citigroup raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Argus cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.65.

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.