Aurora Private Wealth Inc. Sells 1,493 Shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Aurora Private Wealth Inc. lowered its position in shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 19.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,182 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,493 shares during the quarter. Aurora Private Wealth Inc.’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $985,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of PG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 51.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 40,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,717,000 after buying an additional 13,617 shares in the last quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 10.6% during the first quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $493,000 after buying an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 22.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 46,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,951,000 after buying an additional 8,537 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA grew its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 1,166,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,866,000 after purchasing an additional 28,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockland Trust Co. increased its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 6.4% in the first quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 205,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,061,000 after purchasing an additional 12,449 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Shailesh Jejurikar sold 3,986 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.23, for a total transaction of $606,788.78. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 46,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,139,434.77. This trade represents a 7.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jennifer L. Davis sold 3,227 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.23, for a total value of $491,246.21. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 61,764 shares in the company, valued at $9,402,333.72. The trade was a 4.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 149,763 shares of company stock valued at $23,421,279. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Procter & Gamble from $170.00 to $163.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Bank of America dropped their price target on Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $174.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. BNP Paribas reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $177.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Friday, August 15th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on Procter & Gamble from $177.00 to $172.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Procter & Gamble from $152.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $172.21.

Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

Procter & Gamble stock opened at $149.69 on Friday. Procter & Gamble Company has a 12-month low of $149.45 and a 12-month high of $180.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $155.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.53. The stock has a market cap of $350.34 billion, a PE ratio of 22.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.36.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.06. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.69% and a net margin of 18.95%.The firm had revenue of $20.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.40 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Company Profile

Procter & Gamble Co engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances.