Genus Capital Management Inc. Sells 14,550 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Genus Capital Management Inc. decreased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 46.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,550 shares during the quarter. Genus Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,634,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.6% in the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. Penserra Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 1,201.4% in the 1st quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 8,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $918,000 after purchasing an additional 7,701 shares during the period. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 38.0% in the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 472 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 59.3% in the 1st quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 3,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on CHD shares. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Bank of America cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Six equities research 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 MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $99.00.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $86.55 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $21.08 billion, a PE ratio of 40.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $89.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.68. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at $494,274.42. This represents a ? increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.