GDS Wealth Management Acquires 7,640 Shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)

GDS Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG - Free Report) by 46.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,915 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,640 shares during the quarter. GDS Wealth Management's holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $4,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in Procter & Gamble during the third quarter valued at $33,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble in the fourth quarter valued at $46,000. Costello Asset Management INC increased its stake in Procter & Gamble by 2,142.9% in the 3rd quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 314 shares of the company's stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Mendota Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Procter & Gamble by 58.0% in the 4th quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC now owns 376 shares of the company's stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in Procter & Gamble by 138.7% in the 3rd quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 401 shares of the company's stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on PG. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $155.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $196.00 to $189.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $209.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $164.00 target price on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $180.53.

Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PG opened at $168.90 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The Procter & Gamble Company has a 12 month low of $153.52 and a 12 month high of $180.43. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.41. The stock has a market cap of $396.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.90, a PEG ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 0.45.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.02. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 18.35% and a return on equity of 33.00%. The business had revenue of $21.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.84 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that The Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be issued a dividend of $1.0065 per share. This represents a $4.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th. Procter & Gamble's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.17%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.73, for a total value of $2,210,944.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 11,595 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,002,804.35. The trade was a 52.47 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gary A. Coombe sold 47,847 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.84, for a total transaction of $8,604,804.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 39,977 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,189,463.68. The trade was a 54.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 151,097 shares of company stock valued at $25,635,076 in the last three months. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Procter & Gamble Company Profile

Procter & Gamble Co engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances.

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