Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Stock Holdings Lifted by Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC

Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 0.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 20,585 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 133 shares during the quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $3,280,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 51.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 40,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,717,000 after purchasing an additional 13,617 shares during the last quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $493,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 22.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 46,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,951,000 after purchasing an additional 8,537 shares during the last quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC now owns 7,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,267,000 after purchasing an additional 752 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Community Financial Services Group LLC lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 44,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,493 shares during the last quarter. 65.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PG has been the topic of several recent research reports. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $174.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. BNP Paribas reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $177.00 price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Friday, August 15th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $176.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $164.00 to $153.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Procter & Gamble currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $171.68.

Procter & Gamble Stock Up 0.3%

PG stock opened at $152.12 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $154.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $158.50. The company has a market capitalization of $356.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.02 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Procter & Gamble Company has a 52 week low of $146.96 and a 52 week high of $180.43.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $20.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.79 billion. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 18.95% and a return on equity of 32.69%. The business’s revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.40 EPS. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 24th will be paid a $1.0568 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 24th. This represents a $4.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Procter & Gamble’s payout ratio is currently 64.98%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Andre Schulten sold 11,638 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.27, for a total value of $1,830,308.26. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 52,642 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,279,007.34. The trade was a 18.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Shailesh Jejurikar sold 13,039 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.27, for a total transaction of $2,050,643.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 28,036 shares in the company, valued at $4,409,221.72. This represents a 31.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 149,763 shares of company stock worth $23,421,279. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Procter & Gamble

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.