Securian Asset Management Inc. Sells 134 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Securian Asset Management Inc. decreased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,828 shares of the company’s stock after selling 134 shares during the quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,233,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 10.2% during the second quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 93,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,008,000 after purchasing an additional 8,698 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.3% during the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 113,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,760,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 33.4% during the second quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 21,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,108,000 after acquiring an additional 5,486 shares in the last quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 17.1% during the second quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 2,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 1.2% during the second quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 14,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,403,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on CHD. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney bought 5,409 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael Read bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This trade represents a 36.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $86.68 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $90.53 and a 200-day moving average of $94.92. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $85.08 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The company has a market capitalization of $21.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.43.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’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. On average, 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. 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.