New Hampshire Trust Buys 296 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

New Hampshire Trust boosted its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,669 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $257,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 90.9% during the 1st quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Motco bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $47,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, July 14th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on 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. Bank of America lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $100.00.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE CHD opened at $85.87 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.51, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.71. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $85.08 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.66%.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Michael Read purchased 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders purchased 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight 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.