Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Position Increased by Crown Oak Advisors LLC

Crown Oak Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 7.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 112,543 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,245 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight comprises approximately 6.1% of Crown Oak Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Crown Oak Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $11,784,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Apeiron RIA LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Apeiron RIA LLC now owns 4,183 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth about $84,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 138,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,467,000 after purchasing an additional 5,137 shares during the last quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at about $312,000. Finally, Atomi Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth about $208,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, CEO Matthew Farrell sold 165,823 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.03, for a total transaction of $17,084,743.69. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 112,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,613,438.57. This trade represents a 59.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Joseph James Longo sold 7,780 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.44, for a total value of $874,783.20. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,976. This trade represents a 95.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 593,035 shares of company stock worth $62,282,808 over the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:CHD opened at $106.24 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $26.03 billion, a PE ratio of 47.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $106.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.06.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.11. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.08% and a return on equity of 19.90%. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.74 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.2838 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.07%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 50.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.61.

About Church & Dwight

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.