GAMMA Investing LLC Sells 2,537 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

GAMMA Investing LLC lowered its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 32.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,292 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,537 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $509,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,461,410,000 after acquiring an additional 750,575 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,028,000 after purchasing an additional 79,170 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,558,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,636,000 after buying an additional 153,270 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 48.3% in the 1st 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, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,474,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,368,000 after buying an additional 26,286 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, 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 three months, insiders have purchased 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $85.90 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market cap of $20.93 billion, a PE ratio of 40.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 0.44. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $85.61 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $93.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.73.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion for 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 company’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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 predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 55.66%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Church & Dwight from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $100.00 to $114.00 in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial set a $110.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.44.

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.