At the time of writing, Procter & Gamble Co [PG] stock is trading at $169.08, down -0.73%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PG shares have lost -0.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.98%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Procter & Gamble Co [NYSE: PG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 25, 2024, when DA Davidson upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $209 from $160. Previously, DA Davidson started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on October 10, 2024, and set its price target to $159. On September 30, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight but maintained its price target of $163 on the stock. Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $174 on September 24, 2024. DZ Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but $190 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 29, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on July 24, 2024, and downed its price target to $175. In a note dated July 23, 2024, TD Cowen initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $189 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Procter & Gamble Co fluctuated between $143.13 and $180.43. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $173.92 within the next 12 months. Procter & Gamble Co [NYSE: PG] shares were valued at $169.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.86% based on the average PG price forecast.
Analyzing the PG fundamentals
According to Procter & Gamble Co [NYSE:PG], the company’s sales were 83.91B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.61% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.51% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.29 and Total Capital is 0.22. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.7.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 168.55 points at the first support level, and at 168.01 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 170.09, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 171.09.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Procter & Gamble Co [NYSE:PG] has a current ratio of 0.75. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.55, while the Cash Ratio is 0.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.75, the price to book ratio is 7.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.16.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Coombe Gary A, CEO – Grooming, that happened on Nov 27 ’24 when 47847.0 shares were sold. Chief Human Resources Officer, Purushothaman Balaji completed a deal on Nov 21 ’24 to sell 12800.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Coombe Gary A bought 47847.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
