Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. by 1.5%, owning approximately 1,351,947 shares valued at $148.82 million as reported in their latest SEC filing.
• Church & Dwight recently reported quarterly earnings with an EPS of $0.94, exceeding expectations, while their revenue was $1.51 billion, slightly up from previous year figures.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 1.2%, with records set on August 15th.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 1.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,351,947 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 19,868 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.55% of Church & Dwight worth $148,822,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. IAG Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 92.9% in the 1st quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 270 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 42.1% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 378 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $94.8010 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $23.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.72, a PEG ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.43. 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 1 year low of $90.50 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $95.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.50.

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 the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.Church & Dwight's revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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 given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is 55.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CHD. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $103.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 14,660 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.00, for a total value of $1,451,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,747 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,360,953. The trade was a 51.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Carlen Hooker sold 6,380 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $627,154.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 262 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,754.60. This trade represents a 96.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 and have sold 35,915 shares worth $3,545,300. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

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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