Founders Financial Securities LLC Boosts Holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Posted by Stanley Muller on May 31st, 2026

Founders Financial Securities LLC increased its holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG – Free Report) by 23.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,391 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,514 shares during the period. Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $6,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of PG. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,664,783,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 237,459,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,030,358,000 after acquiring an additional 2,829,151 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 100.8% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 5,460,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $782,607,000 after acquiring an additional 2,741,924 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 26.3% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 10,682,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,606,748,000 after acquiring an additional 2,222,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 62,647,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,962,689,000 after acquiring an additional 1,974,556 shares in the last quarter. 65.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

Shares of Procter & Gamble stock opened at $143.60 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $144.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $147.89. The company has a market capitalization of $334.39 billion, a PE ratio of 20.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 0.41. 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 52 week low of $137.62 and a 52 week high of $170.99.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $21.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.52 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.00% and a net margin of 19.16%.Procter & Gamble’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.54 EPS. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 24th were given a $1.0885 dividend. This is a boost from Procter & Gamble’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 24th. This represents a $4.35 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.60%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on PG. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $159.00 to $155.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $165.00 to $162.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. Erste Group Bank cut Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on Procter & Gamble from $172.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Procter & Gamble from $155.00 to $146.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued 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 $161.06.

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Procter & Gamble Profile

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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.