3,954 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Purchased by Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Key Points

• Landscape Capital Management acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight, purchasing 3,954 shares valued at approximately $435,000.
• Church & Dwight reported $0.94 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations and setting FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.3%.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,954 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $435,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 8.8% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,448 shares of the company's stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 70,488 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,381,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 53.4% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 10,511 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,101,000 after purchasing an additional 3,659 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 301,905 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,612,000 after purchasing an additional 34,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 63.7% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,557 shares of the company's stock valued at $372,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $83.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. Cowen downgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $100.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $103.94.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Michael Read bought 2,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at $684,981.35. The trade was a 36.33% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders purchased 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. Insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CHD traded down $0.01 on Wednesday, hitting $93.24. The company had a trading volume of 1,591,596 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,893,431. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $90.50 and a 1-year high of $116.46. The stock has a market cap of $22.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.98, a P/E/G ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $95.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.64. 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 (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

About Church & Dwight

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.