Advisors Asset Management Inc. Has $9.26 Million Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. by 15.1%, owning 84,125 shares worth $9.26 million after a purchase of 11,055 shares.
• Church & Dwight's quarterly earnings showed an EPS of $0.94, exceeding consensus estimates of $0.85, while revenue reported was $1.51 billion.
• Recent analyst ratings suggest a mix of opinions: seven analysts rated the stock as a Buy, while four issued a Sell rating, resulting in an average target price of $103.94.

Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 15.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 84,125 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 11,055 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $9,261,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CHD. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 53.4% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 10,511 shares of the company's stock worth $1,101,000 after purchasing an additional 3,659 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 63.7% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,557 shares of the company's stock worth $372,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,527,398 shares of the company's stock worth $160,880,000 after purchasing an additional 81,291 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 68.6% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 432,537 shares of the company's stock worth $45,291,000 after purchasing an additional 176,063 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 11,713 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,226,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Carlen Hooker sold 6,380 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total transaction of $627,154.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,754.60. This trade represents a 96.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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 price of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD traded down $0.19 on Tuesday, reaching $94.39. The company had a trading volume of 341,564 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,047,287. The company has a fifty day moving average of $95.03 and a 200-day moving average of $99.37. The company has a market capitalization of $22.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.51, a PEG ratio of 3.96 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 Co., Inc. has a one year low of $90.50 and a one year high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The firm 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%. Church & Dwight's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the company from $100.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, June 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $103.94.

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.