Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH Buys Shares of 1,322 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 1,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $127,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth $106,736,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew 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 valued at $3,461,410,000 after purchasing an additional 750,575 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew 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 valued at $232,845,000 after purchasing an additional 688,863 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at about $41,743,000. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth about $35,521,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $87.61 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $91.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.03. The company has a market capitalization of $21.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $85.08 and a 1 year high of $116.46. 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 results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The business’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Michael Read bought 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.88.

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.