Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Acquires Shares of 228,498 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 228,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,023,000. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. owned approximately 0.09% of Church & Dwight as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.5% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 33,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,175,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 11,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the third quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,568,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.7%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $92.18 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09. 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 $85.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.99, a P/E/G ratio of 4.17 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.79 EPS. 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 37.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America reduced their target price on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Citigroup raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $85.00 to $87.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.65.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.