Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 255,442 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,534 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.10% of Church & Dwight worth $24,551,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 451.2% during the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 81,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,924,000 after purchasing an additional 66,357 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 353,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,968,000 after purchasing an additional 5,367 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 521,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,166,000 after buying an additional 28,201 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 121.9% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 547,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,618,000 after buying an additional 300,785 shares during the period. Finally, Triton Financial Group Inc acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth $1,277,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Bank of America lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.00.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:CHD opened at $84.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $87.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $116.46.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 (DPR) is presently 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.