Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Stock Holdings Decreased by Greenwood Capital Associates LLC

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC lessened its stake in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 91.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,856 shares of the company’s stock after selling 32,132 shares during the quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $439,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of PG. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 51.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 40,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,717,000 after acquiring an additional 13,617 shares in the last quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 10.6% in the first quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $493,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in Procter & Gamble in the first quarter worth $228,000. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Procter & Gamble during the first quarter valued at $102,000. Finally, Magnetar Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble during the first quarter worth $607,000. 65.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Procter & Gamble

In other news, CAO Matthew W. Janzaruk sold 725 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.57, for a total value of $108,438.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $146,429.03. This represents a 42.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Shailesh Jejurikar sold 3,986 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.23, for a total transaction of $606,788.78. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 46,899 shares in the company, valued at $7,139,434.77. This represents a 7.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 30,308 shares of company stock worth $4,611,852 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $176.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $156.00 to $179.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $175.00 price target on Procter & Gamble in a report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut their target price on Procter & Gamble from $185.00 to $175.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Procter & Gamble has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.38.

Procter & Gamble Stock Up 0.2%

PG opened at $144.74 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $146.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $152.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market cap of $338.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.13, a P/E/G ratio of 4.88 and a beta of 0.39. Procter & Gamble Company has a 12 month low of $138.14 and a 12 month high of $179.99.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The company reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.23 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.63% and a net margin of 19.74%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.93 EPS. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 24th were paid a dividend of $1.0568 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 24th. This represents a $4.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.75%.

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.