Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 4,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 224.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.
Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.3 %
NYSE:CHD opened at $107.14 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $96.09 and a twelve month high of $113.50. The company’s 50 day moving average is $106.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.16. The company has a market cap of $26.25 billion, a PE ratio of 48.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58.
Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight
In related news, CEO Matthew Farrell sold 165,823 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.03, for a total value of $17,084,743.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 112,719 shares in the company, valued at $11,613,438.57. The trade was a 59.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael Read bought 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $106.82 per share, with a total value of $117,502.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president now owns 2,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,584.10. This trade represents a 78.29 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 593,035 shares of company stock worth $62,282,808. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have commented on CHD. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.61.
Read Our Latest Analysis on Church & Dwight
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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