Bokf Na reduced its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD – Get Rating) by 83.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,025 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56,282 shares during the period. Bokf Na’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $889,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 39,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,167,000 after purchasing an additional 2,463 shares during the last quarter. Natixis boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 83.5% during the 4th quarter. Natixis now owns 28,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,309,000 after acquiring an additional 13,033 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth $248,000. AXS Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. AXS Investments LLC now owns 13,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,117,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares during the period. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth $340,000. Institutional investors own 80.86% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
CHD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $95.00 in a report on Friday, April 28th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 6th. TheStreet upgraded Church & Dwight from a “c” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 27th. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM reissued a “maintains” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $96.00 to $105.00 in a report on Friday, April 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.63.
Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight
Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.3 %
Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $94.10 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $70.16 and a 1 year high of $98.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market cap of $22.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.35, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.47. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $93.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.37.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 27th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.35 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.49% and a net margin of 7.49%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.83 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Church & Dwight Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.2725 per share. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 12th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 65.27%.
Church & Dwight Profile
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.
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