Truist Financial Corp Sells 45,452 Shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Key Points

• Truist Financial Corp reduced its stake in Procter & Gamble by 3.7%, selling 45,452 shares and now holding 1,184,778 shares worth about $169.79 million (roughly 0.05% of the company).
• Company insiders have been net sellers recently — a total of 252,715 shares (~$40.97 million) sold over the last 90 days, including CEO Ma. Fatima Francisco's sale of 5,549 shares that cut her ownership by 84.36%.
• Procter & Gamble beat quarterly EPS estimates ($1.59 vs. $1.56), issued FY2026 guidance of 6.83–7.09 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $1.0885 (annualized $4.35, ~3.0% yield).

Truist Financial Corp reduced its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG - Free Report) by 3.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,184,778 shares of the company's stock after selling 45,452 shares during the quarter. Truist Financial Corp owned 0.05% of Procter & Gamble worth $169,791,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of PG. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 237,459,756 shares of the company's stock worth $34,030,358,000 after buying an additional 2,829,151 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 100.8% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 5,460,939 shares of the company's stock worth $782,607,000 after buying an additional 2,741,924 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 26.3% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 10,682,455 shares of the company's stock worth $1,606,748,000 after buying an additional 2,222,560 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 22,850,345 shares of the company's stock worth $3,510,955,000 after buying an additional 1,752,481 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 3rd quarter worth $252,853,000. 65.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Procter & Gamble

In related news, CEO Ma. Fatima Francisco sold 5,549 shares of the firm'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 transaction of $917,194.21. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at $170,083.41. This trade represents a 84.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Moses Victor Javier Aguilar sold 15,169 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.28, for a total value of $2,461,625.32. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 44,735 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,259,595.80. This represents a 25.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 252,715 shares of company stock valued at $40,966,904 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PG has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore set a $162.00 price objective on Procter & Gamble in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $157.00 to $155.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Dbs Bank upgraded Procter & Gamble from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Procter & Gamble from $159.00 to $155.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on Procter & Gamble from $171.00 to $167.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $161.06.

Procter & Gamble Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of PG stock opened at $147.44 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $343.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.56, a PEG ratio of 6.31 and a beta of 0.41. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $149.44 and a 200-day moving average of $148.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Procter & Gamble Company has a 1-year low of $137.62 and a 1-year high of $170.99.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $21.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.52 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.00% and a net margin of 19.16%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, April 24th will be paid a dividend of $1.0885 per share. This is an increase from Procter & Gamble's previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. This represents a $4.35 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 24th. Procter & Gamble's payout ratio is 63.60%.

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.

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