William Blair Forecasts Lower Earnings for Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Procter & Gamble in a report issued on Monday, November 25th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the company will earn $1.90 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Procter & Gamble's current full-year earnings is $6.96 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Procter & Gamble's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on PG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $179.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Wolfe Research raised Procter & Gamble to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. DZ Bank raised Procter & Gamble from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. DA Davidson raised Procter & Gamble from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $160.00 to $209.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Procter & Gamble from $188.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $180.45.

Procter & Gamble Stock Up 0.0 %

Procter & Gamble stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $179.34. The company had a trading volume of 5,519,824 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,737,879. The stock has a market cap of $422.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.92, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.42. Procter & Gamble has a 1 year low of $142.50 and a 1 year high of $180.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The business has a fifty day moving average of $170.22 and a 200 day moving average of $168.90.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 18th. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.03. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 17.07% and a return on equity of 33.25%. The firm had revenue of $21.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.83 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Procter & Gamble

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 55,204,776 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,538,327,000 after purchasing an additional 3,619,466 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,556,319 shares of the company's stock worth $4,599,554,000 after acquiring an additional 689,282 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 21,632,054 shares of the company's stock worth $3,567,556,000 after acquiring an additional 122,190 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 18,988,721 shares of the company's stock worth $3,290,573,000 after acquiring an additional 1,760,214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,380,610 shares of the company's stock worth $3,183,522,000 after acquiring an additional 830,476 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Jon R. Moeller sold 7,007 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.65, for a total value of $1,202,751.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 269,172 shares in the company, valued at $46,203,373.80. This trade represents a 2.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.99, for a total value of $2,163,072.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 11,566 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,954,538.34. This represents a 52.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 35,233 shares of company stock worth $6,024,234 over the last 90 days. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 18th were given a $1.0065 dividend. This represents a $4.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 18th. Procter & Gamble's dividend payout ratio is currently 69.48%.

About Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Company engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & 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 cleansing, and skin care products under the Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, SK-II, and Native brands.