Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Procter & Gamble has a consensus analyst rating of “Moderate Buy”, based on 20 analysts: 11 buy ratings and 9 hold ratings. The average 12-month price target is about $161.06.
• The company reported quarterly earnings of $1.59 per share, topping estimates, while revenue came in at $21.24 billion, slightly below expectations. Revenue still rose 7.4% year over year, and P&G reiterated FY2026 EPS guidance of 6.83 to 7.09.
• P&G also raised its quarterly dividend to $1.0885 per share, putting the annualized dividend at $4.35 and the yield at 3.1%. The increase reflects continued shareholder returns despite the stock trading below its 52-week high.

Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $161.0588.

PG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Erste Group Bank downgraded Procter & Gamble from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Procter & Gamble from $165.00 to $162.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Procter & Gamble from $159.00 to $155.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Dbs Bank raised Procter & Gamble from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial dropped their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th.

Procter & Gamble Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of Procter & Gamble stock opened at $141.68 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $146.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $148.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $329.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.71, a PEG ratio of 6.07 and a beta of 0.41. Procter & Gamble has a 1-year low of $137.62 and a 1-year high of $170.99.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 firm had revenue of $21.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.52 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.00% and a net margin of 19.16%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.54 EPS. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Procter & Gamble will post 6.91 EPS for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 24th were paid a $1.0885 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 24th. This represents a $4.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is a boost from Procter & Gamble's previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. Procter & Gamble's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.60%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Ma. Fatima Francisco sold 5,549 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $170,083.41. The trade was a 84.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Susan Street Whaley sold 1,809 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at $4,818,083.90. This represents a 5.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Procter & Gamble

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. now owns 8,704 shares of the company's stock worth $1,257,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 28.7% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 1,372,590 shares of the company's stock worth $198,257,000 after acquiring an additional 305,911 shares during the last quarter. Family Manage LLC grew its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Family Manage LLC now owns 4,317 shares of the company's stock worth $624,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 10.0% in the 1st quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 7,528 shares of the company's stock worth $1,087,000 after acquiring an additional 682 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 347.1% in the 1st quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 17,281 shares of the company's stock worth $2,496,000 after acquiring an additional 13,416 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company's stock.

Procter & Gamble Company 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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.