Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock Holdings Boosted by Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 19.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 4,714 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 756 shares during the period. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $453,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,325,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.5% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.2% during the first quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $603,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3.4% in the first quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 3,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.44.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $87.88 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.08 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market capitalization of $21.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.45, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $92.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.75.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 55.66%.

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.