Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA Sells 15,962 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD)

Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA lowered its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,295,854 shares of the company's stock after selling 15,962 shares during the period. Church & Dwight comprises 1.2% of Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA's holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA owned 0.53% of Church & Dwight worth $141,754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. YANKCOM Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the topic of several research reports. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $111.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 45,120 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,325 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,158,361.75. This trade represents a 81.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Rick Spann sold 39,520 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.00, for a total value of $4,426,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 4,973 shares of the company's stock, valued at $556,976. This represents a 88.82 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 102,422 shares of company stock valued at $11,424,351. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock traded up $1.10 on Wednesday, hitting $105.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,438,186 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,590,007. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $96.09 and a fifty-two week high of $113.50. The company has a market capitalization of $25.97 billion, a PE ratio of 44.72, a PEG ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.59. The stock's 50 day moving average is $105.63 and its 200-day moving average is $104.45. 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 (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (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 last year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.11%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is presently 47.68%.

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.