Fiduciary Family Office LLC Raises Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Fiduciary Family Office LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 8,407 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 469 shares during the quarter. Fiduciary Family Office LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $808,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth $45,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 90.9% in the first quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Motco purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth $46,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth $47,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In related news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Michael Read purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This trade 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 over the last three months. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $88.02 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.13. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $85.08 and a 1-year high of $116.46. The firm has a market cap of $21.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The business 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 company earned $0.93 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Bank of America cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.88.

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.