Czech National Bank Has $5.56 Million Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD)

Czech National Bank boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 53,121 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,250 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,562,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Amalgamated Bank lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 50,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,242,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares in the last quarter. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth about $5,934,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 12.4% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 803,588 shares of the company's stock worth $83,249,000 after acquiring an additional 88,580 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 9.1% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 337,738 shares of the company's stock worth $35,368,000 after acquiring an additional 28,129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 55.5% during the second quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 241,801 shares of the company's stock worth $25,070,000 after acquiring an additional 86,318 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Michael Read bought 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $106.82 per share, for a total transaction of $117,502.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,505 shares of the company's stock, valued at $267,584.10. This trade represents a 78.29 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 11,590 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.84, for a total value of $1,203,505.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 7,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $740,275.36. The trade was a 61.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 593,035 shares of company stock valued at $62,282,808. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 2.6 %

CHD traded up $2.73 during trading on Thursday, reaching $106.17. The company had a trading volume of 1,662,550 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,602,865. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.62. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $96.09 and a 12-month high of $113.50. The company has a market cap of $26.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.61, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.58. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $106.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.03.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.11. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.08% and a return on equity of 19.90%. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.74 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a $0.2838 dividend. This represents a $1.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is currently 50.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on CHD shares. TD Cowen upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Barclays dropped their price target on Church & Dwight from $86.00 to $85.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $110.44.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates in three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division. The company offers cat litters, carpet deodorizers, laundry detergents, and baking soda, as well as other baking soda based products under the ARM & HAMMER brand; condoms, lubricants, and vibrators under the TROJAN brand; stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives under the OXICLEAN brand; toothbrushes under the SPINBRUSH brand; home pregnancy and ovulation test kits under the FIRST RESPONSE brand; depilatories under the NAIR brand; oral analgesics under the ORAJEL brand; laundry detergents under the XTRA brand; gummy dietary supplements under the L'IL CRITTERS and VITAFUSION brands; dry shampoos under the BATISTE brand; water flossers and showerheads under the WATERPIK brand; cold shortening and relief products under the ZICAM brand; oral care products under the THERABREATH brand; and acne treatment products under the HERO brand.