Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock Holdings Cut by Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC

Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC cut its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,590 shares of the company’s stock after selling 450 shares during the period. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $441,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at about $106,736,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,461,410,000 after purchasing an additional 750,575 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 48.3% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,115,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,845,000 after purchasing an additional 688,863 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at approximately $41,743,000. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth approximately $35,521,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays dropped their price target on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.44.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $88.95 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.67 billion, a PE ratio of 41.96, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $85.08 and a one year 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $91.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.54.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. As a group, analysts predict 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 announced 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 dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.27 per share, for a total transaction of $182,540.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company 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.