Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA Sells 37,992 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA cut its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,218,746 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37,992 shares during the period. Church & Dwight comprises about 0.9% of Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $105,678,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 97.1% during the 3rd quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 34,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,050,000 after purchasing an additional 17,145 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 7.8% during the second quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 201,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,378,000 after buying an additional 14,523 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 521,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,166,000 after acquiring an additional 28,201 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 141,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,586,000 after acquiring an additional 9,795 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $303,907,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Argus dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $92.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.95.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $85.76 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.97, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Church & Dwight 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.