Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Purchased by National Pension Service

National Pension Service boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 365,757 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,670 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.15% of Church & Dwight worth $35,153,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Motco purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at about $46,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $53,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $69,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 19.5% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. Bank of America reduced 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. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $99.00.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE CHD opened at $84.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $116.46. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.20 billion, a PE ratio of 39.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.