Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Jensen Investment Management Inc.

Jensen Investment Management Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 20.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 36,150 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,430 shares during the period. Jensen Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $3,474,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.5% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in Church & Dwight by 3.8% during the 1st 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 last quarter. Choreo LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.5% in the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atria Investments Inc grew 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 period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.00.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $84.10 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. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.20 billion, a PE ratio of 39.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $87.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.88.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The business’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

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.