Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Eads & Heald Wealth Management

Eads & Heald Wealth Management lowered its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 1.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,431 shares of the company’s stock after selling 243 shares during the period. Eads & Heald Wealth Management’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,252,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. IAG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 92.9% in the first quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 90.9% in the 1st quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Motco purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth $46,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Michael Read purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $494,274.42. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.6%

CHD stock opened at $87.88 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $85.08 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The business’s 50-day moving average is $92.04 and its 200 day moving average is $96.67. 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 stock has a market cap of $21.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.45, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.43.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued 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 dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.66%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. Barclays decreased their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.44.

About Church & Dwight

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.