Randolph Co Inc Makes New $716,000 Investment in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Randolph Co Inc purchased a new position in Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,931 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $716,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in PG. Baxter Bros Inc. bought a new stake in Procter & Gamble in the second quarter worth $12,381,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Procter & Gamble during the second quarter valued at $53,549,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Procter & Gamble during the second quarter valued at $3,850,628,000. Rokos Capital Management LLP bought a new position in Procter & Gamble during the first quarter valued at $29,914,000. Finally, Capstone Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in Procter & Gamble during the third quarter valued at $991,000. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In related news, CFO Andre Schulten sold 3,914 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.34, for a total transaction of $568,860.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 65,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,536,920.12. The trade was a 5.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Paul Gama sold 2,225 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.34, for a total transaction of $323,381.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 51,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,430,362.16. This represents a 4.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 15,135 shares of company stock worth $2,189,970. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Procter & Gamble

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts raised targets and maintained bullish ratings. UBS lifted its target to $190 and retained a Buy rating, while Citigroup raised its target to $187, BNP Paribas Exane to $189, and JPMorgan to $180. Freedom Broker also upgraded PG from Hold to Buy with a $176 target. These revisions suggest analysts believe the earnings improvement and resilient demand can support further gains.
• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q1 results exceeded expectations. Adjusted EPS was $2.00 versus the $1.89 consensus, while revenue increased 4% year over year to $23.28 billion, topping estimates of approximately $22.80 billion. Organic sales also grew 4%, with volume contributing 2.4 percentage points. Procter & Gamble earnings beat as sales rise 4%
• Positive Sentiment: Demand and operating trends remain encouraging. Stronger volumes, favorable product mix, productivity savings, and resilient laundry and home-product sales supported the quarter. Investors also continue to value PG’s defensive business mix and 70-year record of dividend increases. P&G dividend history
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 guidance was mixed. The company raised its all-in sales-growth outlook, partly reflecting the Thorne acquisition, but projected revenue of $86.0 billion to $87.7 billion remains below the roughly $88.8 billion consensus. EPS guidance of $6.89 to $7.11 brackets expectations of $6.98.
• Negative Sentiment: Commodity and energy inflation remain the main risks. Higher oil, raw-material, transportation, and energy costs are expected to create an estimated $1.4 billion headwind and pressure margins. TD Cowen raised its target to $166 but kept a Hold rating, warning that cost inflation could limit the recovery. P&G commodity cost outlook

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Freedom Broker upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday. Evercore upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $166.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $162.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays lifted their price target on Procter & Gamble from $146.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Procter & Gamble from $166.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $168.90.

Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

NYSE:PG opened at $161.21 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $373.64 billion, a PE ratio of 24.28, a PEG ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 0.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $148.41 and its 200 day moving average is $147.12. Procter & Gamble Company has a fifty-two week low of $137.62 and a fifty-two week high of $167.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.11. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 18.23% and a return on equity of 31.02%. The company had revenue of $23.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.99 earnings per share. Procter & Gamble’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.98 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 23rd will be issued a $1.0885 dividend. This represents a $4.35 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 23rd. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.51%.

About Procter & Gamble

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.