Natural Investments LLC Has $268,000 Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Natural Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 47.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,791 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 895 shares during the period. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $268,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 451.2% in the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 81,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,924,000 after buying an additional 66,357 shares during the period. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1,201.4% in the 1st quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 8,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $918,000 after buying an additional 7,701 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.5% in 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 buying an additional 5,367 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 46.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 77,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,579,000 after buying an additional 24,763 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 37,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,137,000 after buying an additional 3,254 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on CHD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Redburn Atlantic lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.88.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.0%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $87.61 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $91.38 and a 200-day moving average of $96.12. The company has a market cap of $21.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $85.08 and a one year high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its 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 company had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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 Activity

In other news, EVP Michael Read bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at $684,981.35. This trade represents a 36.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney bought 5,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.