<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in shares of  Church &amp; Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 3,269.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 896,306 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 869,705 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned 0.37% of Church &amp; Dwight worth $86,134,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Church &amp; Dwight</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Getting Defensive: 3 Dividend Payers Reporting Strong Q3 Earnings</li></ul><p>Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Stance Capital LLC purchased a new stake in  Church &amp; Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,287,000.  North Dallas Bank &amp; Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of  Church &amp; Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $216,000.  Advisory Services Network LLC grew its holdings in shares of  Church &amp; Dwight by 0.8% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period.  CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in  Church &amp; Dwight during the second quarter worth about $62,000.  Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its stake in  Church &amp; Dwight by 8.5% during the second quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 271,420 shares of the company's stock worth $26,120,000 after purchasing an additional 21,364 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own  86.60% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Church &amp; Dwight Price Performance</h2><p>Church &amp; Dwight stock opened at $84.59 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Church &amp; Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The firm has a market cap of $20.31 billion, a PE ratio of 26.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.24 and a beta of 0.46. The company's 50 day moving average is $85.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.34. </p><ul><li>3 Recession-Ready Stocks That Thrive When the Economy Sputters</li></ul><p>Church &amp; Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Church &amp; Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. Church &amp; Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS.  On average, research analysts expect that  Church &amp; Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Church &amp; Dwight Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Church &amp; Dwight's payout ratio is presently 37.11%. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><ul><li>Shield Your Portfolio From Aug. 1 Tariffs With This Low-Vol ETF</li></ul><p>Several research firms have recently weighed in on CHD. Oppenheimer  set a $100.00 price target on shares of Church &amp; Dwight and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Citigroup cut their target price on Church &amp; Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a &#34;sell&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Church &amp; Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Church &amp; Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Argus lowered their target price on shares of Church &amp; Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned  a Hold rating and five have assigned  a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and a consensus price target of $99.22.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Church &amp; Dwight</b></p><h2>Church &amp; Dwight Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Church &amp; 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 Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Church &amp; Dwight</li><li>Uptrend Stocks Explained: Learn How to Trade Using Uptrends</li><li>3 Finance Stocks to Buy on Rising 10-Year Treasury Rates</li><li>Trading Halts Explained</li><li>Disney's $1 Billion Deal Brings Its Magic to OpenAI</li><li>Investing in the High PE Growth Stocks </li><li>Why Amazon Could Be a $300 Stock Within Weeks</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUNIRA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUNIRA"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. by 3,269.4% in Q2, owning 896,306 shares worth $86.13 million. Analysts have mixed ratings on CHD, with target prices ranging from $85 to $105. The company reported Q3 earnings of $0.81 per share, beating estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share.</p>

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans