Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Stock: Vestor Capital LLC Raises Position

Vestor Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 455.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,506 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,613 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $1,526,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of PG. Clear Wave Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Procter & Gamble by 19.2% in the 3rd quarter. Clear Wave Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the company’s stock worth $632,000 after buying an additional 699 shares during the period. Joseph Group Capital Management lifted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management now owns 53,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,721,000 after buying an additional 3,354 shares in the last quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP boosted its position in Procter & Gamble by 26.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP now owns 14,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,168,000 after buying an additional 3,036 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in Procter & Gamble by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 305,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,016,000 after buying an additional 32,100 shares during the period. Finally, Griffith & Werner Inc. increased its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 12.1% during the third quarter. Griffith & Werner Inc. now owns 35,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,172,000 after acquiring an additional 3,833 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on PG shares. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $145.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 26th. HSBC cut Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $182.00 to $149.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays raised their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 26th. DZ Bank lowered Procter & Gamble from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on Procter & Gamble from $177.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Procter & Gamble has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $170.57.

Procter & Gamble News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: PG’s Beauty business delivered 5% organic sales growth in fiscal Q1 2027, supported by Pantene and SK-II, as innovation and stronger brand execution helped demand. Continued momentum could support company growth, though the article questions whether it will be enough to lift results overall. Article: Is Procter & Gamble’s Beauty Momentum Enough to Lift Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights PG’s 70-year record of dividend increases and its quarterly payout of $1.0885 per share (about a 2.7% yield), which may appeal to income investors. These articles emphasize the dividend’s history rather than announcing a new increase. Article: Procter & Gamble’s Dividend Has Survived 26 Recessions
• Neutral Sentiment: The National Advertising Division found Unilever had support for the challenged moisturizing claims on Dove body wash in a challenge brought by P&G. This is a limited competitive setback, with no direct financial impact reported. Article: National Advertising Division Found Unilever’s Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash Claims Supported
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Juliana Mont Santos sold 5,370 shares and CFO Andre Schulten sold 30,677 shares at $169 on Nov. 5. Both retained substantial holdings, but the sales—and the reported reductions in their positions—could weigh on sentiment. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: A separate report says Zacks Research expects weaker earnings, a potential concern for investors; the provided coverage does not specify the forecast or its assumptions. Article: Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Procter & Gamble

Insider Activity at Procter & Gamble

In other Procter & Gamble news, CAO Matthew Janzaruk sold 9,479 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.00, for a total transaction of $1,545,077.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 1,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $207,173. This trade represents a 88.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Victor Aguilar sold 18,812 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction on Friday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.43, for a total value of $3,093,257.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 55,243 shares in the company, valued at $9,083,606.49. This represents a 25.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 197,756 shares of company stock valued at $32,336,001 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Trading Up 1.7%

NYSE PG opened at $168.17 on Tuesday. Procter & Gamble Company has a one year low of $137.62 and a one year high of $170.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.72. The company has a market capitalization of $389.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.11 and a beta of 0.36. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $152.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $149.55.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.11. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 18.23% and a return on equity of 31.02%. 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 company earned $1.99 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Investors of record on Friday, October 23rd will be paid a $1.0885 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 23rd. This represents a $4.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Procter & Gamble’s payout ratio is 65.51%.

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