Natixis Boosts Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Natixis boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 113.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,271 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,151 shares during the quarter. Natixis’ holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $4,543,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth approximately $53,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter worth approximately $106,736,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 33,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,695,000 after buying an additional 2,894 shares during the last quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 166,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,297,000 after buying an additional 2,117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.5% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 273,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,042,000 after buying an additional 42,712 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays set a $82.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.22.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $83.26 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.52. The firm has a market cap of $19.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.18, a PEG ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.