Ritholtz Wealth Management Has $818,000 Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Ritholtz Wealth Management cut its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 8,509 shares of the company’s stock after selling 212 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $818,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $684,981.35. The trade was a 36.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.5%

CHD opened at $88.56 on Friday. 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’s 50-day moving average is $90.92 and its 200 day moving average is $95.36. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $85.08 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.78, a PEG ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.43.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released 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 company had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’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. Research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors 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 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%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently 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.