Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by CW Advisors LLC

Key Points

• CW Advisors LLC significantly reduced its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. by 91.2%, ending the quarter with only 11,441 shares remaining, after selling over 118,000 shares.
• The company's recent earnings report revealed an EPS of $0.94, beating estimates while revenue slightly declined by 0.3% year-over-year, totaling $1.51 billion.
• Church & Dwight also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, representing a 1.3% yield, with the payout ratio at 55.66%.

CW Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 91.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,441 shares of the company's stock after selling 118,728 shares during the quarter. CW Advisors LLC's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,245,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 89.3% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 451.2% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 81,065 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,924,000 after buying an additional 66,357 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 1,201.4% during the 1st quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 8,342 shares of the company's stock worth $918,000 after buying an additional 7,701 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 9.4% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 37,916 shares of the company's stock worth $4,137,000 after buying an additional 3,254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAM Holding AG purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth $1,249,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock traded down $0.88 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $92.16. The stock had a trading volume of 1,511,210 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,348,288. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.47, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $90.50 and a 1-year high of $116.46. The stock's fifty day moving average is $95.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.99.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.Church & Dwight's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. As a group, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. TD Cowen cut Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn cut Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $103.94.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Carlen Hooker sold 6,380 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total transaction of $627,154.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 262 shares of the company's stock, valued at $25,754.60. This trade represents a 96.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $494,274.42. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 and have sold 32,915 shares valued at $3,251,150. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight 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.