Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by Private Trust Co. NA

Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 17.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,538 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the quarter. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $724,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Angeles Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $338,000. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 21,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,015,000 after acquiring an additional 1,240 shares in the last quarter. S Bank Fund Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 35.9% in the 2nd quarter. S Bank Fund Management Ltd now owns 8,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $854,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $241,000. Finally, Generali Asset Management SPA SGR grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 30.0% in the 2nd quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 17,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,698,000 after acquiring an additional 4,075 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This represents a ? increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $88.56 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 1 year low of $85.08 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $90.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.57 billion, a PE ratio of 41.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.43.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 55.66%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on CHD. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Redburn Atlantic lowered Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $100.88.

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.