Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Shares Sold by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 6.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 521,265 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,559 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $75,729,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble during the second quarter worth approximately $27,862,105,000. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 1.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 102,216,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,988,999,000 after purchasing an additional 965,461 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Procter & Gamble in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,850,628,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Procter & Gamble in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,281,505,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,797,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,704,182,000 after buying an additional 300,280 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Procter & Gamble

Here are the key news stories impacting Procter & Gamble this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed its Outperform rating and set a $166 price target, implying additional upside from current levels. RBC rating report
• Positive Sentiment: P&G marked its 70th consecutive annual dividend increase, reinforcing its appeal to income-focused investors and supporting the stock’s defensive profile. Dividend growth article
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s innovation program—including brand launches, artificial-intelligence capabilities, and productivity initiatives—could improve market share and revive organic sales growth over time. Innovation strategy article
• Positive Sentiment: A new, science-focused Head & Shoulders Scalp Care Collection represents an effort to create more targeted products and strengthen the brand’s positioning. Head & Shoulders product article
• Neutral Sentiment: P&G is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2027 results before the market opens on October 22. Analysts are watching sales volume, pricing, margins, and management’s outlook for signs of improving demand. P&G earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: The earnings preview highlights a key risk: recovering volumes may be offset by pricing pressure, potentially limiting revenue and profit growth. Earnings preview on volume and pricing
• Negative Sentiment: P&G’s dividend yield is being compared unfavorably with Nike’s roughly 4.4% yield, which may reduce PG’s relative appeal to investors prioritizing current income, although Nike carries greater business and share-price risk. Nike and P&G dividend comparison

Procter & Gamble Stock Up 1.0%

PG opened at $159.34 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $370.09 billion, a PE ratio of 24.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.39. Procter & Gamble Company has a twelve month low of $137.62 and a twelve month high of $167.25. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $147.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $146.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.02. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 31.36% and a net margin of 18.44%. The company had revenue of $21.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. Procter & Gamble’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2027 guidance at 6.890-7.110 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 23rd will be issued a dividend of $1.0885 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 23rd. This represents a $4.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is presently 65.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on PG shares. HSBC reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $149.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Procter & Gamble from $170.00 to $166.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $149.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Argus lowered shares of Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $177.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $162.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Paul Gama sold 2,225 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.34, for a total value of $323,381.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 51,124 shares in the company, valued at $7,430,362.16. This trade represents a 4.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CAO Matthew Janzaruk sold 359 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total value of $52,141.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,271 shares in the company, valued at $184,600.04. This represents a 22.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 15,135 shares of company stock valued at $2,189,970. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Procter & Gamble Profile

Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) is a global consumer products company that develops, manufactures and markets branded products used in households and personal care. Its portfolio includes personal health and grooming products, beauty and skin care items, baby, feminine and family care products, fabric and home care products, and oral care products.

The company’s well-known brands include Pampers, Tide, Gillette, Crest, Oral-B, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Olay, Old Spice, Dawn, Febreze and Mr.