Machina Capital S.A.S. Has $741,000 Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Machina Capital S.A.S. raised its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 7,707 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,239 shares during the quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $741,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.5% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 38.0% in the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Redburn Atlantic lowered Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $99.06.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $86.17 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.82.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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 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.