Caprock Group LLC Acquires 5,254 Shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG

Caprock Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PGFree Report) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 73,868 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,254 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $10,586,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PG. Triodos Investment Management BV raised its position in Procter & Gamble by 7.3% during the third quarter. Triodos Investment Management BV now owns 255,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,195,000 after purchasing an additional 17,400 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Procter & Gamble by 0.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 234,630,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,050,992,000 after purchasing an additional 1,419,322 shares in the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC raised its position in Procter & Gamble by 820.6% during the third quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 14,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,308,000 after purchasing an additional 13,195 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Procter & Gamble by 32.7% during the third quarter. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. now owns 150,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,173,000 after purchasing an additional 37,198 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Procter & Gamble by 21.5% during the third quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 84,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,985,000 after purchasing an additional 14,954 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

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Procter & Gamble Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:PG opened at $142.81 on Thursday. Procter & Gamble Company has a 1 year low of $137.62 and a 1 year high of $170.99. The company has a market cap of $331.89 billion, a PE ratio of 21.16, a P/E/G ratio of 5.48 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $150.87 and its 200 day moving average is $148.74.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PGGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The company reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.02. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 32.21% and a net margin of 19.30%.The company had revenue of $22.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.88 EPS. Procter & Gamble’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.96 EPS for the current year.

Procter & Gamble Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, April 24th will be issued a dividend of $1.0885 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 24th. This represents a $4.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. This is a boost from Procter & Gamble’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on PG. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $175.00 to $166.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $172.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 16th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $171.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 10th. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $171.00 to $162.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Procter & Gamble currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.32.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Procter & Gamble

In other Procter & Gamble news, insider Moses Victor Javier Aguilar sold 15,169 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.28, for a total transaction of $2,461,625.32. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 44,735 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,259,595.80. The trade was a 25.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Susan Street Whaley sold 1,809 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.46, for a total value of $288,463.14. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 30,215 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,818,083.90. The trade was a 5.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 348,618 shares of company stock worth $55,462,643. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Profile

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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.

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