This Is Too Hot For Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG), Let’s Take A Closer Look

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, PG falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Household & Personal Products industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $160.62 and fluctuated between $160.91 as its day high and $159.47 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Procter & Gamble Co. is $377.94B. A total of 4.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.15M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Keith R. Alexandra sold 776 shares of PG for 158.11 per share on Mar 04 ’24. After the transaction, the CEO – Beauty now owns 4,859 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 23 ’24, Coombe Gary A sold 22,000 shares at 161.32 per share. PG shares that CEO – Grooming owns now total 36,845.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Francisco Ma. Fatima disposed of 20,323 shares on Feb 23 ’24 at a per-share price of $161.00. This resulted in the CEO – Baby, Fem & Family Care holding 979 shares of PG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Whaley Susan Street sold 3,865 shares at $160.60 per share on Feb 23 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Legal Officer & Secy now total 11,886.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Procter & Gamble Co. pays an annual dividend of $3.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.34%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.90. PG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/18/2024 when it declared a $0.9407 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/19/2023. The PG stock dividend was $0.9407 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PG has a high of $161.74 and a low of $136.10.

As of this writing, PG has an earnings estimate of $1.41 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.44 per share and a lower estimate of $1.39. The company reported an EPS of $1.83 in the last quarter, which was 6.40% higher than expectations of $1.72.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. PG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $7.21B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $32.29B in debt and $33.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $20.28, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $46.85B.

Analysts Opinion

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. 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 4.26.

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