Procter & Gamble Co [PG] stock prices are up 0.86% to $166.15 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PG shares have gain 4.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.80%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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.
The stock price of Procter & Gamble Co [PG] has been fluctuating between $152.06 and $180.43 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $172.4 within the next 12 months. Procter & Gamble Co [NYSE: PG] shares were valued at $166.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.76% based on the average PG price forecast.
Analyzing the PG fundamentals
The Procter & Gamble Co [NYSE:PG] reported sales of 84.35B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 2.06%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.51% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.22. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.67.
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 164.15 points at the first support level, and at 162.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 167.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 168.48.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Procter & Gamble Co [NYSE:PG]’s Current Ratio is 0.76. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.55, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.64, the price to book ratio is 7.73 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.47.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Pritchard Marc S., Officer, that happened on Jan 23 ’25 when 90450.0 shares were purchased. CEO – Grooming, Coombe Gary A completed a deal on Nov 27 ’24 to sell 47847.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Human Resources Officer Purushothaman Balaji sold 12800.0 shares on Nov 21 ’24.
