Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Stock Holdings Increased by Capital International Inc. CA

Capital International Inc. CA raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 4.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 190,753 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 8,266 shares during the period. Capital International Inc. CA owned about 0.08% of Church & Dwight worth $19,974,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. YANKCOM Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 224.4% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $112.00 to $125.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Barclays reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $94.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $112.59.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 2.3 %

CHD opened at $105.32 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $96.35 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.70. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $107.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.10. The firm has a market cap of $25.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55.

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

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.12%. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.79%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total transaction of $6,322,069.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 10,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,217,442.06. This represents a 83.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $707,941.26. This trade represents a 63.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 65,570 shares of company stock worth $7,538,449 over the last three months. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by 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.

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