Venture Visionary Partners LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Venture Visionary Partners LLC trimmed its position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 5.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 94,289 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,688 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $13,868,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD bought a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble in the 4th quarter worth $9,261,000. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV now owns 11,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,598,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble in the fourth quarter worth $578,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV increased its stake in Procter & Gamble by 41.8% in the fourth quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV now owns 81,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,681,000 after acquiring an additional 24,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RFP Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Procter & Gamble by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. RFP Financial Group LLC now owns 2,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $163.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $172.00 to $167.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Procter & Gamble from $175.00 to $166.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group upped their target price on Procter & Gamble from $166.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $172.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $160.78.

Procter & Gamble Stock Down 0.1%

PG opened at $149.47 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $348.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.85, a P/E/G ratio of 6.51 and a beta of 0.39. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $144.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $147.71. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Procter & Gamble Company has a 12 month low of $137.62 and a 12 month high of $167.25.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last issued its earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $21.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.52 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.00% and a net margin of 19.16%.Procter & Gamble’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.54 EPS. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 EPS for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders 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. This represents a $4.35 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 24th. 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.