Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Purchased by Compass Capital Management Inc.

Compass Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 575,164 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,984 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight comprises approximately 3.0% of Compass Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Compass Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $55,279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Motco acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at about $46,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth about $45,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at about $53,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at about $69,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its holdings 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were bought 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 directly owned 27,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. This trade represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of CHD opened at $87.00 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $88.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.34. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $116.46. 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 firm has a market cap of $20.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.42.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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 forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. 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 note on Monday, July 14th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Six research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.00.

About Church & Dwight

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.