Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 6,860 Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 6,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $983,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PG. HFR Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 42.5% during the fourth quarter. HFR Wealth Management LLC now owns 102,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,665,000 after purchasing an additional 30,517 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 59,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,584,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares during the period. CNB Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. CNB Bank now owns 15,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,288,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Palladiem LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble during the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 4,089,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $586,052,000 after purchasing an additional 359,684 shares during the period. 65.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on PG shares. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Procter & Gamble from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Barclays reduced their price target on Procter & Gamble from $155.00 to $146.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Evercore set a $162.00 price target on Procter & Gamble in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Procter & Gamble from $158.00 to $164.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Procter & Gamble from $165.00 to $162.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Procter & Gamble currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $161.06.

Procter & Gamble News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investors bought an unusually large number of PG call options, suggesting rising bets that the stock could keep climbing in the near term.
• Positive Sentiment: Procter & Gamble highlighted community and brand-building efforts, including Old Spice’s partnership with Walmart and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, which may support consumer goodwill and brand visibility. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: P&G also announced a disaster-response fleet expansion with Walmart and Matthew 25: Ministries, reinforcing the company’s social-impact reputation and broader partnership network. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: P&G is scheduled to webcast a presentation at the Evercore Consumer and Retail Conference on June 10, which keeps investors focused on management commentary but does not by itself change fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles discussed PG as a dividend and valuation name, but these were broader investor commentary pieces rather than company-specific catalysts.

Procter & Gamble Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of PG stock opened at $146.53 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $144.18 and a 200 day moving average of $147.70. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The stock has a market cap of $341.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.42, a P/E/G ratio of 6.29 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.

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

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

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

Procter & Gamble Profile

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.