PG - The Procter & Gamble Company
77.01 -0.37 (-0.48%)
Pre-market: 6:27AM EDT
| Previous close | 75.99 |
| Open | 76.16 |
| Bid | 77.01 x 3200 |
| Ask | 77.33 x 1100 |
| Day's range | 75.92 - 77.51 |
| 52-week range | 70.73 - 94.67 |
| Volume | 14,943,509 |
| Avg. volume | 9,532,769 |
| Market cap | 194.58B |
| Beta | 0.39 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 20.55 |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.77 |
| Earnings date | 25 Jul 2018 - 30 Jul 2018 |
| Forward dividend & yield | 2.87 (3.71%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 2018-04-19 |
| 1y target est | 81.55 |
- Bloomberg•22 minutes ago
World's Biggest Advertiser Commits to Hire More Women Directors
Procter & Gamble Co. is putting the advertising industry on notice. It’s a direct challenge to the male-dominated agency world, from a client that spent more than $7 billion on advertising last year. “Equality drives growth,” said Marc Pritchard, the company’s chief brand officer.
- The Wall Street Journal•9 hours ago
[$$] The Making of the Tide Ad That Scored in the Super Bowl
The Tide ads that peppered this year’s Super Bowl are expected to stir up a buzz at Cannes this week. The one thing all of the Tide ads had in common: the spotlessly clean clothes everyone wore, as David Harbour, star of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things,” points out each time. Co.’s fabric-care business in North America, whose brands include Tide, Gain, Downy, Bounce and Dreft.
- Reuters - UK Focus•3 days ago
EU mergers and takeovers (June 15)
The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- Finnish utility Fortum to acquire a controlling stake in German ...
Market Realist•3 days agoThe Recent Analyst Activity on Procter & Gamble Stock
Multiple analysts covering Procter & Gamble (PG) stock lowered their price targets following the company’s fiscal third-quarter results on April 19. Several analysts also downgraded its stock. Analysts made the following downward revisions in their target prices: Suntrust lowered it to $75.00 from $90.00 Berenberg reduced it to $72.00 from $78.52 Stifel decreased it to $83.00 from $85.00 Citigroup lowered it to $86.00 from $100.00 Jefferies cut it to $83.00 from $90.00
- Market Realist•3 days ago
How Procter & Gamble Enhances Shareholder Value
Procter & Gamble (PG) is known for rewarding its shareholders with enhanced dividends and share repurchases. The company’s strong cash flow generation enables it to return a substantial amount of cash to shareholders. In the first nine months of fiscal 2018, Procter & Gamble generated free cash flow of $7.9 billion.
Market Realist•4 days agoProcter & Gamble’s EPS Set to Improve, but at a Slower Rate
Procter & Gamble (PG) has exceeded analysts’ expectations regarding its bottom line in the past 12 quarters, despite witnessing significant pressure on margins from soft sales and higher costs. Share repurchases, as well as productivity and cost savings, are the key catalysts driving its EPS higher. The recently implemented lower effective tax rate further cushioned its earnings.
- Forbes•4 days ago
Brushing Up On Value With Colgate-Palmolive
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Market Realist•4 days agoWhy PG’s Management Is Optimistic about Its Margins
Consumer packaged goods (or CPG) companies have been witnessing margin contraction over the past few quarters as soft organic sales and higher input costs adversely impacted their margins. Also, higher logistics costs have subdued their margins.
Market Realist•4 days agoWhy Procter & Gamble’s Organic Sales Could Remain Low
Procter & Gamble’s (PG) net sales have shown sequential improvement so far in fiscal 2018, which ends in June. The company’s net sales grew 0.8% in the fiscal first quarter, 3.2% in the fiscal second quarter, and 4.3% in the fiscal third quarter. Favorable currency rates, an improved mix due to increased sales of premium-priced products, and higher volumes supported its net sales growth rate.
- Motley Fool•4 days ago
In Your 60s? 2 Stocks You Should Consider Buying
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- Simply Wall St.•4 days ago
Interested In The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)? Here’s How It Performed Recently
For investors with a long-term horizon, assessing earnings trend over time and against industry benchmarks is more valuable than looking at a single earnings announcement in one point in time.Read More...
Market Realist•5 days agoAn Investor’s Look at Procter & Gamble Stock
Recently, activist investor Nelson Peltz, CEO and founding partner of Trian Partners, indicated that his transformation plan for Procter & Gamble (PG) is gaining ground and is under consideration. The investor, who joined Procter & Gamble’s board in March, has been pressing for reforms as the company has lost market share across the majority of categories to local and private label brands. This trend could mean revamping Procter & Gamble’s operations.
- Business Wire•5 days ago
Pampers and John Legend Celebrate Dads This Father’s Day with a Tribute to Everyday Moments
This Father’s Day, Pampers partnered with multi-Grammy award-winning musician and dad, John Legend, to celebrate all the ways dads make every moment special, including changing diapers.
- Zacks•7 days ago
Stock Market News For Jun 11, 2018
Wall Street closed higher on Friday to end a particularly strong week
- Business Wire•7 days ago
The Future Looks Brighter Thanks to Prospective Sustainability Innovations for Procter & Gamble’s Tide®
Today Procter & Gamble announced presentations given on new research into sustainability innovations for its Tide® laundry detergent. The presentations discussed the potential for improved cleaning performance in cold water conditions with detergents containing a patented branched surfactant.
- Motley Fool•8 days ago
3 Great Stocks for Your IRA
If you're looking for stocks to hold in your retirement account, here are three dividend payers with long-term appeal.
- Business Wire•10 days ago
P&G Celebrates World Oceans Day
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) celebrates World Oceans Day and today reiterated its commitment to find solutions so that no P&G packaging finds its way to the world’s oceans. This builds on the Company’s leadership efforts in reducing its use of plastics in its packaging, increasing the amount of recycled plastic it is using and helping create the right infrastructures to enable recycling. Currently, 86% of P&G’s packaging is recyclable, and the Company has strong, ongoing efforts to further increase recyclability.
- MarketWatch•10 days ago
Dow's brief pivot into positive territory supported by McDonald's, P&G stocks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was attempting to turn higher and extend a multiday string of victories to a third day on Friday, with gains in shares of McDonald's Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co. lifting the the blue-chip benchmark. The Dow was trading near break-even territory in late-morning action, up less than 0.1% at 25,250, but the levels represented a paring of an opening slump of more than 75 points at session lows, according to FactSet data.
- Bloomberg•10 days ago
P&G's Suranjan Says APAC Region Growth in High Single Digits
Magesvaran Suranjan, president for Asia-Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa at P&G, discusses his optimism for Southeast Asia, his business strategy, his currency exposure, inflation, his acquisition ...
- Investor's Business Daily•11 days ago
Tech Stocks Lead Nasdaq Lower, But This Sector Shows No Quit
Stocks were mainly lower Thursday afternoon as weakness in software and other technology shares dragged the Nasdaq to a 0.7% loss.
- CNBC•11 days ago
Procter & Gamble shares rise after activist Peltz says his reorganization plan under 'very serious consideration'
Shares of Procter & Gamble rise Thursday after Trian Partners' Nelson Peltz indicates his proposal for reorganizing the company is gaining traction.
- CNBC•11 days ago
Trump is 'doing some really brave things' on trade, says billionaire investor Peltz
Trian Partners' Nelson Peltz also says "I don't think we will end up with a trade war."
- Business Wire•11 days ago
P&G to Webcast Presentation from the Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Consumer Conference, June 14
Jon Moeller, Chief Financial Officer of The Procter & Gamble Company will be a featured speaker at the Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Consumer Conference in Paris on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 8:30 A.M.
- Business Wire•11 days ago
P&G to Webcast Presentation from the Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Consumer Conference, June 14
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Jon Moeller, Chief Financial Officer of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) will be a featured speaker at the Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Consumer Conference in Paris ...
- Forbes•12 days ago
The World's Largest Household Products And Personal Care Companies
Procter & Gamble, maker of Tide, Crest and Pampers, is #1 in household and consumer products, but it slipped down the overall ranking as it's struggled with slowing growth and price cuts. It’s been a tough year for the giants of household products and personal care. The big, publicly-traded companies have struggled to keep sales up at their mainstay brands, to deal with price cuts, and to fend off (or acquire) startup brands that have been chipping away at their market share, often by selling direct to consumers.
