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Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) closed the day trading at $159.53 down -3.74% from the previous closing price of $165.73. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 20.06 million shares were traded. PG stock price reached its highest trading level at $160.955 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $156.59.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, DA Davidson on November 25, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $209 from $160 previously.
On October 10, 2024, DA Davidson started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $159.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on September 30, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $163.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when Coombe Gary A sold 35,000 shares for $173.68 per share. The transaction valued at 6,078,653 led to the insider holds 22,051 shares of the business.
Coombe Gary A bought 53,593 shares of PG for $9,185,036 on Feb 26 ’25. On Feb 25 ’25, another insider, Coombe Gary A, who serves as the CEO – Grooming of the company, sold 18,000 shares for $171.66 each. As a result, the insider received 3,089,880 and left with 22,051 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PG now has a Market Capitalization of 374018080768 and an Enterprise Value of 399594225664. As of this moment, Procter’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.738 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.583.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PG is 0.41, which has changed by -0.010912001 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PG has reached a high of $180.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $156.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.64%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PG traded about 8.19M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PG traded about 9627590 shares per day. A total of 2.34B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.34B. Insiders hold about 0.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.40% stake in the company. Shares short for PG as of 1743379200 were 17069234 with a Short Ratio of 2.09, compared to 1740700800 on 18107870. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17069234 and a Short% of Float of 0.73.
Dividends & Splits
PG’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.08, up from 3.96 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023894288The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.4. The current Payout Ratio is 63.61% for PG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1745193600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-21 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
