IRON Financial LLC Takes Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

IRON Financial LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 9,093 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $797,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $45,000. Kennebec Savings Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 49.7% in the 3rd quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $70,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on CHD. Citigroup upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Barclays set a $82.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.95.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $85.76 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $84.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $89.51. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $20.59 billion, a PE ratio of 26.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.95 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.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its 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. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.79 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 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. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.