Investment House LLC Has $14.75 Million Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD)

Investment House LLC lowered its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 2.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 140,907 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,196 shares during the quarter. Investment House LLC owned about 0.06% of Church & Dwight worth $14,754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 35,828 shares of the company's stock worth $3,752,000 after purchasing an additional 2,739 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,651 shares of the company's stock valued at $382,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 164,329 shares of the company's stock worth $17,209,000 after purchasing an additional 3,573 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in Church & Dwight by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 30,266 shares of the company's stock worth $3,170,000 after purchasing an additional 1,638 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 725,800 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,006,000 after purchasing an additional 3,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

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Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.0 %

Church & Dwight stock traded down $1.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $107.04. 2,520,943 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,392,263. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $96.35 and a 1-year high of $116.46. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $107.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.88. The stock has a market cap of $26.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates 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 posted $0.65 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is an increase from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is currently 49.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $107.00 to $106.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, 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 research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $111.56.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the company'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 transaction 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total transaction of $6,322,069.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,497 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,217,442.06. The trade was a 83.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 65,570 shares of company stock worth $7,538,449. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.