Pacific Point Advisors LLC Has $1.35 Million Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Pacific Point Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,059 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the quarter. Pacific Point Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,351,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of Church & Dwight 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 transaction, 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 acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought a total of 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on CHD. Truist Financial set a $110.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Barclays cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.44.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $87.67 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $97.17. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $85.08 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.36 billion, a PE ratio of 41.35, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.44.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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