Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stake Lessened by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC trimmed its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 7.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 84,393 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,406 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $8,111,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.7% in the first quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $419,000 after buying an additional 428 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 23,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,585,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 18,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,084,000 after purchasing an additional 637 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 451.2% during the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 81,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,924,000 after purchasing an additional 66,357 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crestwood Advisors Group LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the first quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 109,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,089,000 after buying an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays set a $82.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.00.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD stock opened at $84.10 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $20.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42. 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.83. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released 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 company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.79 EPS. The company’s revenue 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. 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 fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 37.11%.

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.