Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) Could Achieve Gains In The Near Future

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Stocks Info

Procter & Gamble Co. is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Household & Personal Products industry. The current market capitalization of Procter & Gamble Co. is $366.69B. A total of 7.42 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.77M 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

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Procter & Gamble Co. pays an annual dividend of $3.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.41%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.10. PG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/18/2024 when it declared a $1.0065 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1/18/2024. The PG stock dividend was $0.9407 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PG has a high of $163.14 and a low of $141.45.

As of this writing, PG has an earnings estimate of $1.3 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.33 per share and a lower estimate of $1.28. 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

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $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

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.37.

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