Reilly Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Company, Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 10.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,930 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,275 shares during the period. Reilly Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Conning Inc. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 0.7% in the first quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 6,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Somerset Trust Co boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the second quarter. Somerset Trust Co now owns 10,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.3% in the first quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 18,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $907,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Boston Financial Mangement LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 1.4% in the first quarter. Boston Financial Mangement LLC now owns 4,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 1.0% in the first quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 8,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. 82.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Shares of Church & Dwight Company, Inc. (NYSE:CHD) traded down 0.43% during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $52.76. 451,428 shares of the company traded hands. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.15 billion, a PE ratio of 28.83 and a beta of 0.57. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $52.71 and a 200-day moving average of $49.75. Church & Dwight Company, Inc. has a 52 week low of $42.56 and a 52 week high of $54.18.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 4th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.06. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 24.11% and a net margin of 13.56%. The business had revenue of $877.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $869.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Company, Inc. will post $1.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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A number of research firms have commented on CHD. Jefferies Group LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $63.00 price target (up from $60.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS AG reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective (up from $46.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday. BidaskClub raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 17th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $59.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $51.22.
Church & Dwight Company Profile
Church & Dwight Co, Inc develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products. The Company’s segments include Consumer Domestic, Consumer International and Specialty Products Division (SPD). The Company also sells specialty products to industrial customers and distributors.
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