Level Four Advisory Services LLC Increases Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Level Four Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 6.7%, owning a total of 73,898 shares valued at $8,135,000 after acquiring an additional 4,640 shares.
• Church & Dwight's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $0.94, exceeding expectations and reflecting a 0.3% revenue decline compared to the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.3%, set to be paid on September 2nd.

Level Four Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 6.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 73,898 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 4,640 shares during the period. Level Four Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $8,135,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IAG Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 378 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth $46,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE:CHD traded up $0.0170 on Friday, reaching $94.9770. 1,716,960 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,402,085. The company has a market capitalization of $23.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.80, a PEG ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.43. 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 Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $90.50 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $95.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.34.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on CHD. Truist Financial set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. TD Cowen lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $103.94.

Insider Activity

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

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.