Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Has $1.71 Million Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co trimmed its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 32.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,746 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,339 shares during the quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,706,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 13.5% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 33,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,175,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Achmea Investment Management B.V. boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 21,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,100,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $84.62 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.28. The stock has a market cap of $20.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.92, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $116.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be 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 is Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.11%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Bank of America cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays set a $82.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.00.

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.