After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.83, or 0.56%, to $149.99. The The Procter & Gamble Company has recorded 1,057,218 volume in the after hours trading session. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that 1 in 10[1] people and 1 in 2 diabetics[2] suffer from Peripheral Neuropathy while 80% of patients remain undiagnosed[3].
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Household & Personal Products industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $149.16 and fluctuated between $152.60 as its day high and $148.83 as its day low. The current market capitalization of The Procter & Gamble Company is $350.10B. A total of 7.87 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.05M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, PG has seen 9 BUY and 11 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 35,127 and the disposition of 47,585 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 85 BUYs and 62 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 781,458 shares during that period but sold 608,348.
In the most recent transaction, Jejurikar Shailesh sold 31,000 shares of PG for 156.03 per share on May 01. After the transaction, the Chief Operating Officer now owns 10,014 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 26, Janzaruk Matthew W. sold 13,697 shares at 155.76 per share. PG shares that SVP – Chief Accounting Officer owns now total 883.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Whaley Susan Street disposed of 4,852 shares on Apr 26 at a per-share price of $155.47. This resulted in the Chief Legal Officer & Secy holding 7,977 shares of PG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Coombe Gary A sold 14,337 shares at $157.00 per share on Apr 25. Company shares held by the CEO – Grooming now total 36,799.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. The Procter & Gamble Company pays an annual dividend of $3.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.98. PG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/20/2023 when it declared a $0.9407 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/15/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 1/19/2023. The PG stock dividend was $0.9133 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for PG in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $166.51 with high estimates of $180.00 and low estimates of $142.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PG has a high of $158.11 and a low of $122.18.
As of this writing, PG has an earnings estimate of $1.32 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.35 per share and a lower estimate of $1.27.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. PG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $7.21B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $31.49B in debt and $33.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $18.79, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $46.85B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PG is Buy with a score of 4.38.
