Integrity Alliance LLC. Buys Shares of 6,521 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Integrity Alliance LLC has acquired 6,521 shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. for approximately $718,000, indicating growing interest from institutional investors in the company's stock.
• Church & Dwight recently reported quarterly earnings of $0.94 EPS, surpassing estimates, and has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, representing an annual yield of 1.2% and a payout ratio of 55.66%.

Integrity Alliance LLC. purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 6,521 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $718,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisory Alpha LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 2,707 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,115 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,325,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 378 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. 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 valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KFG Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,476 shares of the company's stock valued at $603,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group raised their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $110.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $103.94.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.6%

CHD stock traded up $0.54 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $91.79. 873,324 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,038,455. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $94.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.81. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $90.50 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

About Church & Dwight

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.