Barclays PLC grew its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD – Free Report) by 11.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 350,417 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,802 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.14% of Church & Dwight worth $30,980,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Delta Asset Management LLC TN purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at $53,000. Institutional investors own 82.61% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Matthew Farrell sold 7,006 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.15, for a total transaction of $680,632.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 112,444 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,923,934.60. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 7,460 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.56, for a total value of $720,337.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,316 shares in the company, valued at $609,872.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew Farrell sold 7,006 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.15, for a total transaction of $680,632.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 112,444 shares in the company, valued at $10,923,934.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.5 %
Shares of CHD opened at $94.64 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $70.16 and a twelve month high of $100.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.47.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 28th. The company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.13. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 21.12% and a net margin of 7.93%. The company had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.
Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.2725 per share. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 60.56%.
Church & Dwight Profile
Church & Dwight Co, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates in three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division. The company offers cat litters, carpet deodorizers, laundry detergents, and baking soda, as well as other baking soda based products under the ARM & HAMMER brand; condoms, lubricants, and vibrators under the TROJAN brand; stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives under the OXICLEAN brand; toothbrushes under the SPINBRUSH brand; home pregnancy and ovulation test kits under the FIRST RESPONSE brand; depilatories under the NAIR brand; oral analgesics under the ORAJEL brand; laundry detergents under the XTRA brand; gummy dietary supplements under the L'IL CRITTERS and VITAFUSION brands; dry shampoos under the BATISTE brand; water flossers and showerheads under the WATERPIK brand; cold shortening and relief products under the ZICAM brand; oral care products under the THERABREATH brand; and acne treatment products under the HERO brand.
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