Boston Trust Walden Corp Has $19.38 Million Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. by 7.8%, reaching a value of approximately $19.38 million with over 201,620 shares owned.
• Several hedge funds, including Vanguard Group Inc., have recently increased their holdings in Church & Dwight, illustrating a trend of institutional investment in the company.
• Church & Dwight's CEO, Richard A. Dierker, purchased 5,470 shares at an average cost of $91.57, reflecting confidence in the company's future performance.

Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 201,620 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,523 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned approximately 0.08% of Church & Dwight worth $19,378,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,269,079 shares of the company's stock valued at $319,193,000 after buying an additional 29,369 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company's stock valued at $341,028,000 after buying an additional 79,170 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 6.4% in 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 valued at $281,636,000 after buying an additional 153,270 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 48.3% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,115,040 shares of the company's stock valued at $232,845,000 after buying an additional 688,863 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $100.88.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at $684,981.35. This trade represents a 36.33% increase in their position. 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. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $86.97 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $85.08 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $91.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.81. The company has a market cap of $21.19 billion, a PE ratio of 41.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.43.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.66%.

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.

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