Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Holdings Raised by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 25.7% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,953 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 603 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $286,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth $40,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth about $45,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 90.9% in the first quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Motco acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, North Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective 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. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.88.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $87.26 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $85.08 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The firm has a market cap of $21.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.16, a PEG ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.43. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $90.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.59. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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. Research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $494,274.42. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.27 per share, for a total transaction of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.