Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Acquired by Level Four Advisory Services LLC

Level Four Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 2.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,430 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,532 shares during the period. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $7,250,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 1.5% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 353,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,968,000 after purchasing an additional 5,367 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 201,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,378,000 after purchasing an additional 14,523 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 521,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,166,000 after buying an additional 28,201 shares during the last quarter. Triton Financial Group Inc purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,277,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 121.9% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 547,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,618,000 after buying an additional 300,785 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE CHD opened at $84.62 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. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $116.46. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.32 billion, a PE ratio of 39.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid 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 is Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price 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. Evercore ISI reduced 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.00.

Church & Dwight Company 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.