Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Holdings Cut by Cromwell Holdings LLC

Cromwell Holdings LLC lowered its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 24.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 386 shares of the company’s stock after selling 128 shares during the period. Cromwell Holdings LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $37,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,325,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 19.5% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 2.2% during the first quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $603,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.8% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price 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. Barclays cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $110.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.44.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $87.88 on Friday. 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 stock’s 50-day moving average is $92.04 and its 200-day moving average is $96.82. The company has a market cap of $21.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $85.08 and a 52-week high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The firm’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.