Crown Oak Advisors LLC Purchases 3,092 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD)

Crown Oak Advisors LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 2.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 115,635 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,092 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight comprises approximately 6.4% of Crown Oak Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Crown Oak Advisors LLC's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $12,730,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 89.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 53,164 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,567,000 after purchasing an additional 25,080 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,426,177 shares of the company's stock valued at $149,335,000 after purchasing an additional 6,425 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.4% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,336,046 shares of the company's stock valued at $768,157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190,154 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at about $76,565,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 184,133 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,281,000 after purchasing an additional 21,742 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.6%

CHD traded up $0.53 during trading on Friday, reaching $96.42. The company had a trading volume of 4,741,941 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,754,560. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $90.99 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The business's fifty day moving average price is $97.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $103.46. The company has a market cap of $23.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.38, a PEG ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 0.52.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.52% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.64%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 14,660 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.13, for a total value of $1,365,285.80. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 27,043 shares in the company, valued at $2,518,514.59. This trade represents a 35.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 7,950 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $94.66 per share, for a total transaction of $752,547.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 16,358 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,548,448.28. The trade was a 94.55% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold 50,575 shares of company stock worth $4,910,586 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $98.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Truist Financial set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $108.67.

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.