AMI Asset Management Corp Has $49.58 Million Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

AMI Asset Management Corp trimmed its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 2.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 565,744 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,536 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight accounts for approximately 2.8% of AMI Asset Management Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. AMI Asset Management Corp’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $49,576,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 49.7% during the third quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $62,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter worth $69,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $70,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Citigroup upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays set a $82.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.47.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.2%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $85.46 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $20.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.87, a PEG ratio of 4.28 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. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $84.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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. Equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.11%.

About Church & Dwight

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.