Advisory Alpha LLC Purchases 296 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Advisory Alpha LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 9.8% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 3,316 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CHD. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $106,736,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the first 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. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 48.3% in the first 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. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth approximately $35,521,000. Finally, Citigroup Inc. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 143.1% in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 541,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,602,000 after purchasing an additional 318,706 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were bought at an average price of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $81.75 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.80 and a 200 day moving average of $94.30. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.69 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.56, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 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 company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group dropped their price objective 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective 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. 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 data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $100.00.

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.