Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Has $39.31 Million Position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC cut its stake in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 274,296 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,585 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $39,309,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD acquired a new position in Procter & Gamble during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,261,000. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV now owns 11,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,598,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC acquired a new stake in Procter & Gamble during the 4th quarter worth $578,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 41.8% during the 4th quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV now owns 81,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,681,000 after purchasing an additional 24,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RFP Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Procter & Gamble by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. RFP Financial Group LLC now owns 2,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after buying an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $179.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Friday, March 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $165.00 to $162.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $157.00 to $155.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Procter & Gamble from $175.00 to $166.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $160.78.

Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

PG opened at $149.47 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Procter & Gamble Company has a 12-month low of $137.62 and a 12-month high of $167.25. The business has a 50 day moving average of $144.63 and a 200-day moving average of $147.71. The stock has a market cap of $348.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.85, a PEG ratio of 6.51 and a beta of 0.39.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last posted its earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.03. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.00% and a net margin of 19.16%.The business had revenue of $21.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.52 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.54 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 24th were given a $1.0885 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 24th. This is a boost from Procter & Gamble’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. This represents a $4.35 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Procter & Gamble’s payout ratio is currently 63.60%.

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.