Milestone Asset Management LLC Buys Shares of 8,304 Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Milestone Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 8,304 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,190,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 51.5% during 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 during 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 purchasing an additional 277 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 19.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $979,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 10.8% in the second quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC now owns 7,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,165,000 after purchasing an additional 714 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 2.8% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 30,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,809,000 after purchasing an additional 809 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In related news, insider Susan Street Whaley sold 1,809 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.46, for a total value of $288,463.14. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 30,215 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,818,083.90. The trade was a 5.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Ma. Fatima Francisco sold 5,549 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.29, for a total value of $917,194.21. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $170,083.41. This trade represents a 84.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 348,618 shares of company stock valued at $55,462,643. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Procter & Gamble News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management is restructuring priorities under incoming CEO Shailesh Jejurikar and is relaunching Dreft with simplified names and upgraded packaging — a marketing/brand push that can support category momentum. Procter And Gamble Resets Priorities With New CEO And Dreft Overhaul
• Positive Sentiment: Dreft’s product and packaging refresh is intended to make family-focused positioning clearer and may help the baby/laundry category recover share and pricing power. Dreft Simplifies Laundry Care with New Packaging, Renamed Detergents for Every Family Stage
• Positive Sentiment: P&G remains attractive to some commentators — TipRanks notes the stock looks cheaper heading into earnings, implying upside if results beat. That view supports buying interest ahead of the report. Procter & Gamble (PG) Trades Cheap Again. Now Earnings Need to Deliver
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increases and shareholder-friendly cash returns continue to underpin the stock’s appeal to income investors. 3 Giant Dividend Stocks Raising Payouts With Yields Up to 4% (PG)
• Neutral Sentiment: Management rebuffed a small unsolicited mini-tender offer for 100,000 shares — a governance tidbit that protects investors but has limited market impact. Is The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) Management Justified to Refute Mini-Tender Offer?
• Neutral Sentiment: Company’s Q4 earnings transcript notes the CEO transition (current CEO to Executive Chairman), signaling continuity but also a leadership reset investors will watch. Procter & Gamble (PG) Q4 2025 Earnings Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: BofA cut its price target to $167 citing expectations for higher resin costs (input-cost pressure for certain product packaging), which raises near-term margin risk. The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) Price Target Reduced to $167 by BofA Amid Higher Resin Cost Expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target to $166 (still “overweight”), reflecting tempered upside amid cost and demand concerns; analyst cuts have pressured shares. Morgan Stanley Cuts Procter & Gamble Price Target to $166
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies and other analysts have trimmed price targets (e.g., Jefferies to $175) while highlighting cost pressures ahead of the quarterly report — these revisions have contributed to recent share weakness. Jefferies Financial Group Cuts Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) Price Target to $175.00
• Negative Sentiment: News wires note short-term share declines after analyst downgrades, underscoring sensitivity to guidance and cost commentary ahead of Q3 results. Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) Shares Down 1.4% Following Analyst Downgrade

Procter & Gamble Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of PG stock opened at $142.81 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $331.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.16, a PEG ratio of 5.48 and a beta of 0.41. Procter & Gamble Company has a fifty-two week low of $137.62 and a fifty-two week high of $170.99. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $150.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 23rd. The company reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.02. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 19.30% and a return on equity of 32.21%. The company had revenue of $22.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 24th will be issued a $1.0885 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 24th. This is a positive change from Procter & Gamble’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. This represents a $4.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is 62.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on PG shares. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Procter & Gamble from $156.00 to $142.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Procter & Gamble from $171.00 to $162.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $159.00 to $155.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $172.00 to $167.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $162.32.

About Procter & Gamble

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.