Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Appleton Partners Inc. MA

Appleton Partners Inc. MA cut its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 15.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,672 shares of the company’s stock after selling 651 shares during the period. Appleton Partners Inc. MA’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $353,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 115.9% in the 2nd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 26,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,502,000 after purchasing an additional 13,976 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 69.6% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 30,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,966,000 after buying an additional 12,660 shares during the period. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.1% in the second quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 4,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,000 after buying an additional 756 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $76,000. Finally, Mattern Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC now owns 79,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,635,000 after acquiring an additional 1,765 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $88.95 on Tuesday. 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 $91.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.54. The stock has a market cap of $21.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.96, 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 posted its quarterly earnings results 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. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The company had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Saturday, September 27th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average 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.