Future Fund LLC Acquires 546 Shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Future Fund LLC grew its holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 10.2% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,883 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 546 shares during the period. Future Fund LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $937,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in PG. Midwest Trust Co bought a new stake in Procter & Gamble during the 2nd quarter worth about $63,468,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA lifted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 89.0% during the second quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 378 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. DJE Kapital AG grew its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 4.0% during the second quarter. DJE Kapital AG now owns 35,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,668,000 after purchasing an additional 1,355 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 27.6% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,533,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,245,000 after purchasing an additional 331,719 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2.1% in the second quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 86,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,786,000 after purchasing an additional 1,749 shares in the last quarter. 65.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In other Procter & Gamble news, CAO Matthew W. Janzaruk sold 725 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.57, for a total value of $108,438.25. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 979 shares in the company, valued at approximately $146,429.03. This trade represents a 42.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Andre Schulten sold 4,252 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.23, for a total transaction of $647,281.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 53,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,219,202.16. This trade represents a 7.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 150,488 shares of company stock valued at $23,529,718. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on PG. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $177.00 to $172.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Procter & Gamble from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Procter & Gamble from $152.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $164.00 to $153.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Procter & Gamble currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $171.53.

Procter & Gamble Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Procter & Gamble stock opened at $146.90 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $152.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $157.08. The stock has a market cap of $343.28 billion, a PE ratio of 21.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Procter & Gamble Company has a 12 month low of $144.46 and a 12 month high of $180.43.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The company reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.23 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.63% and a net margin of 19.74%.The company’s revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.93 earnings per share. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.100 EPS. Research analysts predict that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 EPS for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Investors of record on Friday, October 24th will be issued a dividend of $1.0568 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 24th. This represents a $4.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Procter & Gamble’s payout ratio is currently 61.61%.

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.