5,125 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Acquired by GWN Securities Inc.

GWN Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,125 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $545,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. YANKCOM Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in 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 during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.98, for a total transaction of $1,216,378.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total value 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 $1,217,442.06. This trade represents a 83.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 65,570 shares of company stock worth $7,538,449. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE:CHD traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $108.20. The stock had a trading volume of 1,391,201 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,601,149. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $107.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $105.83. The stock has a market cap of $26.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.65, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.57. 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.

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, hitting 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 in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current 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 given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. 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 1.09%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is presently 49.79%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $107.00 to $106.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $111.56.

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, 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.