Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 19.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,714 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the period. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $453,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the first 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 during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,028,000 after acquiring an additional 79,170 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 6.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,558,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,636,000 after acquiring an additional 153,270 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 48.3% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,115,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,845,000 after acquiring an additional 688,863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.8% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,474,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,368,000 after acquiring an additional 26,286 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Redburn Atlantic cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Barclays reduced their price target 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. UBS Group lifted their price target 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. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.44.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $87.88 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.75. The firm has a market cap of $21.41 billion, a PE ratio of 41.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $85.08 and a 12-month high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney bought 5,409 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $494,274.42. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.