KBC Group NV Has $8.97 Million Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

KBC Group NV reduced its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 69.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 93,288 shares of the company’s stock after selling 215,214 shares during the period. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $8,966,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Choreo LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% in the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 13.5% in the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Atria Investments Inc raised its position in Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 33,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,175,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $84.10 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.67, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $87.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.79 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.11%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on CHD. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price 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. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.00.

Church & Dwight 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.