Roundview Capital LLC Has $1.21 Million Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Roundview Capital LLC decreased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,564 shares of the company’s stock after selling 429 shares during the period. Roundview Capital LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,208,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,461,410,000 after purchasing an additional 750,575 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $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 raised its holdings in 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 worth $281,636,000 after purchasing an additional 153,270 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 48.3% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,115,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,845,000 after purchasing an additional 688,863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in 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 worth $162,368,000 after purchasing an additional 26,286 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following 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 acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Michael Read purchased 2,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were purchased 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 in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. The trade was a 36.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders acquired 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $90.01 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.49. 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 stock has a market cap of $21.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.46, a PEG ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.43.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its 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. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. UBS Group upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.44.

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.