Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $139.48 Million Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,332,079 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 100,502 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.54% of Church & Dwight worth $139,481,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 2,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its position in Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,005 shares of the company's stock worth $2,199,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 3,295 shares of the company's stock worth $345,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors grew its position in Church & Dwight by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 11,754 shares of the company's stock worth $1,231,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 12,124 shares of the company's stock worth $1,270,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHD has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $98.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Bank of America raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $112.00 to $125.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $94.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $112.29.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD traded up $0.38 on Tuesday, hitting $99.19. 2,568,222 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,554,218. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $96.35 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.41 billion, a PE ratio of 41.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $106.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $106.16.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (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 quarter last year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.295 dividend. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is currently 49.79%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total value of $6,322,069.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,497 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,217,442.06. This represents a 83.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the business'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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,437 shares in the company, valued at $707,941.26. The trade was a 63.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 65,570 shares of company stock worth $7,538,449. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Company 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.