Sentinel Pension Advisors LLC Has $263,000 Position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Sentinel Pension Advisors LLC boosted its position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 21.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,651 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the period. Sentinel Pension Advisors LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $263,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Harvest LLC acquired a new position in Procter & Gamble in the 2nd quarter worth about $223,000. KFG Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,189,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. increased its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. now owns 21,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,469,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 47,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,578,000 after purchasing an additional 909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 29.4% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In other news, CEO Jennifer L. Davis sold 8,596 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 64,991 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,221,134.57. This represents a 11.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Susan Street Whaley sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.84, for a total value of $156,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 28,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,459,902.24. This trade represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 120,181 shares of company stock valued at $18,918,012. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PG has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. BNP Paribas reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $177.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “in-line” rating and issued 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 upped their price target on Procter & Gamble from $152.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. UBS Group set a $180.00 price target on Procter & Gamble and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays set a $164.00 price target on Procter & Gamble and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $173.94.

Procter & Gamble Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:PG opened at $156.15 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $156.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $161.19. The firm has a market cap of $365.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.99, a PEG ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.70. Procter & Gamble Company has a 52-week low of $149.91 and a 52-week high of $180.43.

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

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 18th were paid a $1.0568 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 18th. This represents a $4.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is 64.98%.

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.