Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Shares Purchased by Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC

Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 13,746 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 69 shares during the quarter. Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $2,190,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PG. Eads & Heald Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 0.8% in the second quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management now owns 14,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,258,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 34.6% in the 2nd quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC now owns 9,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,570,000 after purchasing an additional 2,534 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 19.0% in the 2nd quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 6,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after purchasing an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Procter & Gamble by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,472,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1,875.5% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,763,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,946,000 after buying an additional 1,674,139 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Procter & Gamble stock opened at $152.19 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $356.20 billion, a PE ratio of 23.38, a P/E/G ratio of 4.02 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Procter & Gamble Company has a fifty-two week low of $149.91 and a fifty-two week high of $180.43. The business’s fifty day moving average is $155.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.95.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $20.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.79 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.69% and a net margin of 18.95%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.40 earnings per share. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 18th were issued a $1.0568 dividend. This represents a $4.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 18th. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.82%.

Insider Activity at Procter & Gamble

In other news, CEO Ma. Fatima Francisco sold 9,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.27, for a total transaction of $1,431,157.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,295 shares in the company, valued at $4,292,684.65. This represents a 25.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Susan Street Whaley sold 1,000 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.84, for a total value of $156,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 28,436 shares in the company, valued at $4,459,902.24. The trade was a 3.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 120,181 shares of company stock worth $18,918,012. 0.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $173.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $164.00 to $153.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $170.00 target price (down from $178.00) on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $177.00 to $172.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $173.11.

About Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances.