Trust Co. of Vermont Sells 900 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Trust Co. of Vermont cut its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 96,524 shares of the company’s stock after selling 900 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $9,277,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,461,410,000 after purchasing an additional 750,575 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,028,000 after purchasing an additional 79,170 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,558,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,636,000 after purchasing an additional 153,270 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 48.3% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,115,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,845,000 after purchasing an additional 688,863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,474,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,368,000 after purchasing an additional 26,286 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CHD. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.44.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $87.67 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.44. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $85.08 and a 52-week high of $116.46. 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 company’s 50 day moving average price is $92.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.17.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued 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. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $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. Equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 55.66%.

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.