Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Holdings Decreased by Capital Group Private Client Services Inc.

Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 223,857 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,996 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. owned approximately 0.09% of Church & Dwight worth $23,440,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 224.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $109.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Church & Dwight from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $112.59.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 2.1 %

CHD traded down $2.20 on Monday, reaching $103.17. 2,038,727 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,518,125. The company has a market cap of $25.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.53, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.70. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $96.35 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The company's 50 day moving average is $107.23 and its 200-day moving average is $106.13.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.58% and a return on equity of 20.03%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a $0.295 dividend. This is an increase from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.14%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.79%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.98, for a total value of $1,216,378.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,437 shares of the company's stock, valued at $707,941.26. This represents a 63.21 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total transaction of $6,322,069.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,217,442.06. This trade represents a 83.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 65,570 shares of company stock valued at $7,538,449. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

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.