Zacks Research boosts earnings estimates for The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG – Free Report ) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note issued to investors Tuesday, August 13. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $6.97 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.96. The consensus estimate for Procter & Gamble’s full-year current earnings is $6.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Procter & Gamble’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.42 EPS. $ EPS and $98 EPS. $77.

PG has been the subject of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $182.00 to $175.00 in a note research on Wednesday, July 24. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on Procter & Gamble in a report on Monday, June 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $187.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $177.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Procter & Gamble from $181.00 to $179.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Argus boosted their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $173.95, according to MarketBeat.com.

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Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

Shares of PG stock opened at $168.80 on Thursday. Procter & Gamble has a one year low of $141.45 and a one year high of $171.72. The company has a market cap of $398.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $166.99 and a 200-day moving average of $163.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.73, and a quick ratio of 0.53.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG – Get Your Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $20.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.69 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 33.46% and a net margin of 17.71%. Procter & Gamble’s quarterly revenue was down 0.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted EPS of $1.37.

Institutional investors weigh in on Procter & Gamble

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alera Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1.2% in the first quarter. Alera Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 4.1% in the second quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 1,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its stake in Procter & Gamble by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 2,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Demars Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 1,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the the last quarter. Finally, LCM Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1.1% in the first quarter. LCM Capital Management Inc now owns 5,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $925,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s shares.

Insider Buying and Selling at Procter & Gamble

In related news, CEO Sundar G. Raman sold 31,924 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.95, for a total value of $5,329,711.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 19,042 shares in the company, valued at $3,179,061.90. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC’s website. In related news, CEO R. Alexandra Keith sold 3,373 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total value of $573,410.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 21,513 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,657,210. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible via this link. Also, CEO Sundar G. Raman sold 31,924 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.95, for a total transaction of $5,329,711.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 19,042 shares in the company, valued at $3,179,061.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 116,313 shares of company stock worth $19,703,643 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s shares.

Procter & Gamble announces dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 19th will be given a $1.0065 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 19. This represents a dividend of $4.03 on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is currently 65.85%.

About Procter & Gamble

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The Procter & Gamble Company supplies packaged consumer goods worldwide. It operates through five segments: Beauty; Care; Health; Fabrics and Home Care; and Baby, Women and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids and treatments under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene and Rejoice brands; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleaning and skin care products under the Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret and SK-II brands.

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