Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Stock Holdings Lifted by Schroder Investment Management Group

Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 42.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 416,944 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 123,771 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.17% of Church & Dwight worth $43,621,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth $639,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter worth about $5,934,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,426,177 shares of the company's stock valued at $149,335,000 after buying an additional 6,425 shares during the period. Financial Enhancement Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 456.2% during the 4th quarter. Financial Enhancement Group LLC now owns 60,585 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,232,000 after acquiring an additional 49,693 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 131.0% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,769 shares of the company's stock worth $604,000 after acquiring an additional 3,272 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 4.3 %

CHD traded down $4.78 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $105.98. 3,154,322 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,482,709. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $96.35 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The company has a market cap of $26.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.72, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $107.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $106.13.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share 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 in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast 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 was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is a boost from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is 49.79%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were 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 directly owns 6,437 shares in the company, valued at $707,941.26. This represents a 63.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 10,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,217,442.06. The trade was a 83.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 65,570 shares of company stock valued at $7,538,449. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $112.13.

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.