Compass Capital Management Inc. Cuts Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD)

Compass Capital Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 0.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 561,241 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,930 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight accounts for about 3.9% of Compass Capital Management Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Compass Capital Management Inc. owned approximately 0.23% of Church & Dwight worth $58,768,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 224.4% during 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. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 44.8% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 559 shares of the company's stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 45,120 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.19, for a total value of $5,062,012.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,325 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,158,361.75. This represents a 81.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 13,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.44, for a total value of $1,418,208.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 37,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,993,437.36. This represents a 26.21 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 115,622 shares of company stock valued at $12,842,559 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on CHD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $111.53.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of CHD traded down $0.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $105.05. 855,138 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,630,906. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The stock's 50-day moving average is $105.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.30. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $96.09 and a 12 month high of $113.50. The stock has a market cap of $25.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.59.

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

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.12%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.68%.

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, and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, and household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.