Triton Financial Group Inc Invests $1.47 Million in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Triton Financial Group Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 15,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,465,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,721,000. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,890,000 after acquiring an additional 82,833 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 122.6% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,893,000 after acquiring an additional 78,107 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,129,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at approximately $2,382,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. Evercore set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.5%

CHD stock opened at $102.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.69. The company has a market capitalization of $24.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.92, a PEG ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. This trade represents a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Profile

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.