Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc. Makes New $626,000 Investment in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc. bought a new position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 4,368 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $626,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Carroll Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Procter & Gamble during the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,106,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Procter & Gamble by 122.7% in the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 997,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,990,000 after acquiring an additional 549,724 shares in the last quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,644,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the period. MQS Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble during the fourth quarter worth $1,106,000. Finally, Roberts Foundation lifted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Roberts Foundation now owns 236,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,860,000 after purchasing an additional 1,686 shares in the last quarter. 65.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In related news, CEO Ma. Fatima Francisco sold 5,549 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.29, for a total transaction of $917,194.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,029 shares in the company, valued at $170,083.41. The trade was a 84.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $155.00 to $146.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Friday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Procter & Gamble from $159.00 to $155.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $157.00 to $155.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Procter & Gamble has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $161.06.

Procter & Gamble Stock Up 0.8%

PG stock opened at $144.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.53. Procter & Gamble Company has a 1-year low of $137.62 and a 1-year high of $170.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $144.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $147.95. The firm has a market cap of $336.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.13, a PEG ratio of 6.19 and a beta of 0.41.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.03. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 19.16% and a return on equity of 32.00%. The firm had revenue of $21.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.52 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.54 earnings per share. Procter & Gamble’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. Research analysts predict that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 EPS for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, April 24th were issued a $1.0885 dividend. This is a positive change from Procter & Gamble’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 24th. This represents a $4.35 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.60%.

Procter & Gamble Profile

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble, P&G has grown into one of the world’s largest producers of branded consumer packaged goods. The company focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad portfolio of household and personal care products sold to consumers and retailers worldwide.

P&G’s product offering spans several core business categories, including Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric & Home Care, and Baby, Feminine & Family Care.