Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. reduced its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 43,950 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,445 shares during the period. Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $3,851,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $45,000. Kennebec Savings Bank raised its position in Church & Dwight by 49.7% during the third quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at about $69,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Argus cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Citigroup upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.47.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $82.61 on Friday. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $84.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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