Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by RWA Wealth Partners LLC

RWA Wealth Partners LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 45.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,724 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,302 shares during the period. RWA Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $300,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. IAG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 92.9% during the first 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 purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth about $40,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 42.1% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 378 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $94.8010 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $23.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.72, a P/E/G 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 firm has a fifty day moving average of $95.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $100.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, 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 company also recently declared 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. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 55.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 14,660 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.00, for a total transaction of $1,451,340.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 13,747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,360,953. This represents a 51.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 and sold 35,915 shares worth $3,545,300. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on CHD shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus 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.