Aberdeen Group plc Increases Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Aberdeen Group plc raised its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 8.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 261,098 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,894 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $25,094,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.1% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 70,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,732,000 after acquiring an additional 1,415 shares during the period. L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.1% in the second quarter. L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP now owns 21,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,045,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the period. Wealthstar Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 29.6% in the second quarter. Wealthstar Advisors LLC now owns 6,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $647,000 after acquiring an additional 1,538 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 25.7% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,000 after acquiring an additional 603 shares during the period. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 91.1% in the second quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 4,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 2,080 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $494,274.42. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders acquired 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, July 14th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group decreased 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 reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $100.88.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE:CHD opened at $86.65 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $91.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.87, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.43. 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 Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $85.08 and a 1 year high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.Church & Dwight’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.66%.

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.