Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC trimmed its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 19.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,858 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,889 shares during the period. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,441,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Kennebec Savings Bank raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 49.7% during the 3rd quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $62,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth $69,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth $70,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $84.41 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The business’s 50 day moving average is $84.67 and its 200-day moving average is $90.14. The stock has a market cap of $20.27 billion, a PE ratio of 26.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The firm’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $99.47.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.