GWN Securities Inc. Reduces Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

GWN Securities Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 93.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,669 shares of the company’s stock after selling 61,855 shares during the quarter. GWN Securities Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $449,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in CHD. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 90.9% during 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 last quarter. Motco acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth about $47,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly 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 acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have acquired 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Redburn Atlantic downgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $100.00.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.5%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $84.34 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a market cap of $20.55 billion, a PE ratio of 39.78, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.43. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $84.25 and a 12 month high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. The business’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 Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.