Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Wendell David Associates Inc.

Wendell David Associates Inc. decreased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 153,245 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,962 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight makes up about 1.3% of Wendell David Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. Wendell David Associates Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $13,429,000 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. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $254,000. Diversified Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 510 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on CHD. Citigroup raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $85.00 to $87.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Bank of America lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.65.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $92.92 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $116.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.22, a PEG ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.46. The company’s fifty day moving average is $85.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.16.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. Analysts forecast 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 Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 37.11%.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.