Flossbach Von Storch SE Sells 20,750 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Flossbach Von Storch SE lessened its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 14.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 127,863 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,750 shares during the period. Flossbach Von Storch SE owned approximately 0.05% of Church & Dwight worth $11,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at approximately $303,907,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,134,000 after purchasing an additional 869,705 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 25.1% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,357,000 after purchasing an additional 703,171 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 526.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 648,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,363,000 after purchasing an additional 545,318 shares during the period. Finally, Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth about $52,050,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Argus reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.85.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $91.51 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.92. The company has a market capitalization of $21.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.32 and a beta of 0.46. 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 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

About Church & Dwight

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.