Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.

Key Points

• GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. has reduced its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. by 43.1%, now holding 10,470 shares valued at approximately $1.15 million.
• Church & Dwight reported earnings per share of $0.94 for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations, while revenues were down 0.3% year-over-year at $1.51 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.3% for investors of record.

GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 43.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,470 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,944 shares during the quarter. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.'s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,153,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,461,410,000 after buying an additional 750,575 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.6% during the first 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 shares of Church & Dwight by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,404,961 shares of the company's stock valued at $251,823,000 after buying an additional 124,560 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 48.3% during the first 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. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,864,115 shares of the company's stock valued at $195,191,000 after buying an additional 68,896 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of the firm's 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 acquisition, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. The trade was a 36.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.5%

Church & Dwight stock traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $95.71. 2,928,369 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,812,918. The business has a fifty day moving average of $95.06 and a 200 day moving average of $99.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84. The firm has a market cap of $23.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.15, a PEG ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 0.44. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $90.50 and a 12-month high of $116.46.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. Research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is currently 55.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Church & Dwight from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $100.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Truist Financial set a $110.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $83.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 14th. 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 note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average 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.