Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Stock Acquired by NTV Asset Management LLC

NTV Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 28.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 39,756 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,824 shares during the period. NTV Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $5,776,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sowell Financial Services LLC grew its position in Procter & Gamble by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 38,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,644,000 after buying an additional 687 shares during the last quarter. One Wealth Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Procter & Gamble by 144.5% in the 3rd quarter. One Wealth Capital Management LLC now owns 7,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,075,000 after buying an additional 4,372 shares during the period. Dudley Capital Management LLC raised its position in Procter & Gamble by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Dudley Capital Management LLC now owns 12,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,789,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management raised its position in Procter & Gamble by 34.4% during the 3rd quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management now owns 8,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,168,000 after buying an additional 2,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,026,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Procter & Gamble this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts raised targets and maintained bullish ratings. UBS lifted its target to $190 and retained a Buy rating, while Citigroup raised its target to $187, BNP Paribas Exane to $189, and JPMorgan to $180. Freedom Broker also upgraded PG from Hold to Buy with a $176 target. These revisions suggest analysts believe the earnings improvement and resilient demand can support further gains.
• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q1 results exceeded expectations. Adjusted EPS was $2.00 versus the $1.89 consensus, while revenue increased 4% year over year to $23.28 billion, topping estimates of approximately $22.80 billion. Organic sales also grew 4%, with volume contributing 2.4 percentage points. Procter & Gamble earnings beat as sales rise 4%
• Positive Sentiment: Demand and operating trends remain encouraging. Stronger volumes, favorable product mix, productivity savings, and resilient laundry and home-product sales supported the quarter. Investors also continue to value PG’s defensive business mix and 70-year record of dividend increases. P&G dividend history
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 guidance was mixed. The company raised its all-in sales-growth outlook, partly reflecting the Thorne acquisition, but projected revenue of $86.0 billion to $87.7 billion remains below the roughly $88.8 billion consensus. EPS guidance of $6.89 to $7.11 brackets expectations of $6.98.
• Negative Sentiment: Commodity and energy inflation remain the main risks. Higher oil, raw-material, transportation, and energy costs are expected to create an estimated $1.4 billion headwind and pressure margins. TD Cowen raised its target to $166 but kept a Hold rating, warning that cost inflation could limit the recovery. P&G commodity cost outlook

Insider Buying and Selling at Procter & Gamble

In other news, CEO Paul Gama sold 2,225 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.34, for a total value of $323,381.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 51,124 shares in the company, valued at $7,430,362.16. This trade represents a 4.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Andre Schulten sold 3,914 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.34, for a total transaction of $568,860.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 65,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,536,920.12. This represents a 5.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,135 shares of company stock worth $2,189,970. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of PG stock opened at $161.21 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $148.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $147.09. Procter & Gamble Company has a 1-year low of $137.62 and a 1-year high of $167.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $374.43 billion, a PE ratio of 24.28, a P/E/G ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.11. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 30.91% and a net margin of 18.23%. The firm had revenue of $23.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.99 earnings per share. Procter & Gamble’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 23rd will be paid a dividend of $1.0885 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 23rd. This represents a $4.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is 65.51%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PG has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $166.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Freedom Broker upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $176.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $169.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $164.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Evercore upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $166.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Procter & Gamble presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $168.90.

Procter & Gamble Profile

Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) is a global consumer products company that develops, manufactures and markets branded products used in households and personal care. Its portfolio includes personal health and grooming products, beauty and skin care items, baby, feminine and family care products, fabric and home care products, and oral care products.

The company’s well-known brands include Pampers, Tide, Gillette, Crest, Oral-B, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Olay, Old Spice, Dawn, Febreze and Mr.