4,139 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Bought by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,139 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $433,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Cowen lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. TD Cowen lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $102.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $109.13.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Carlen Hooker sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.05, for a total value of $294,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 262 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,689.10. This represents a 91.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total value of $6,322,069.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,217,442.06. The trade was a 83.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 83,230 shares of company stock valued at $9,197,884 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of CHD stock traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $98.45. 4,911,224 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,684,975. The business's fifty day moving average is $100.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.54, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $90.99 and a 12-month high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.03% and a net margin of 9.58%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.64%.

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.