Schroder Investment Management Group Purchases 75,512 Shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,813,470 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 75,512 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.16% of Procter & Gamble worth $585,940,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new stake in Procter & Gamble during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in Procter & Gamble in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble during the third quarter worth $40,000. 65.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Procter & Gamble Stock Down 0.1%

PG stock opened at $153.80 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $357.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.79, a P/E/G ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 0.37. Procter & Gamble Company has a twelve month low of $137.62 and a twelve month high of $179.99. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $152.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $151.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $22.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.36 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.21% and a net margin of 19.30%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. Procter & Gamble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.830-7.090 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 23rd were issued a $1.0568 dividend. This represents a $4.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 23rd. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is presently 62.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on PG. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Procter & Gamble from $161.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $156.00 to $179.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Dbs Bank raised Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $177.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $168.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gary A. Coombe sold 36,093 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total transaction of $5,858,976.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 34,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,680,576.02. This trade represents a 50.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ma. Fatima Francisco sold 5,549 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.29, for a total value of $917,194.21. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $170,083.41. This trade represents a 84.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 348,618 shares of company stock worth $55,462,643 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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.