Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC trimmed its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 1.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 151,692 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,737 shares during the period. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Church & Dwight worth $14,579,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,325,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 19.5% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.8% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.4% in the first quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 3,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.1% in the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Monday, July 14th. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, July 14th. Redburn Atlantic cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price objective 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. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.88.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Michael Read purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $91.27 per share, for a total transaction of $182,540.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $684,981.35. The trade was a 36.33% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $88.91 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $21.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.43. The company’s 50 day moving average is $91.63 and its 200 day moving average is $96.44. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.08 and a twelve month high of $116.46. 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 (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. 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 anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.