Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC Decreases Stake in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC reduced its position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 5.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,448 shares of the company’s stock after selling 509 shares during the period. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $1,346,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PG. Nova Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. 10Elms LLP purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Sunbeam Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. 65.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Susan Street Whaley sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.84, for a total transaction of $156,840.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 28,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,459,902.24. The trade was a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Jennifer L. Davis sold 8,596 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.27, for a total value of $1,351,892.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 64,991 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,221,134.57. The trade was a 11.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 120,181 shares of company stock valued at $18,918,012 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on PG shares. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “in-line” rating and set a $170.00 price target (down previously from $190.00) on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $152.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $170.00 price target (down previously from $178.00) on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Friday, July 25th. BNP Paribas reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $177.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, UBS Group set a $180.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $173.94.

Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

Shares of PG stock opened at $160.15 on Thursday. 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 has a 50 day moving average of $156.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $161.61. Procter & Gamble Company has a 52 week low of $149.91 and a 52 week high of $180.43. The company has a market cap of $374.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.60, a PEG ratio of 4.17 and a beta of 0.36.

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

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 18th were issued a dividend of $1.0568 per share. This represents a $4.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 18th. Procter & Gamble’s payout ratio is 64.82%.

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.