Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Voya Investment Management LLC

Voya Investment Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 62.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 77,256 shares of the company’s stock after selling 128,699 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $6,770,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth about $69,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $76,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $85.00 to $87.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down previously from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Barclays set a $82.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $99.47.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.2%

CHD opened at $85.46 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company has a market cap of $20.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.87, a PEG ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $116.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $84.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.58.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

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.