DA Davidson Reaffirms “Buy” Rating for Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at DA Davidson in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $209.00 price objective on the stock. DA Davidson’s target price suggests a potential upside of 27.12% from the stock’s previous close. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Procter & Gamble’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $163.00 to $155.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $167.00 to $161.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $186.00 to $181.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $190.00 to $176.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.53.

Procter & Gamble Stock Performance

NYSE:PG opened at $164.41 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company has a market cap of $387.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.18, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.45. Procter & Gamble has a fifty-two week low of $152.06 and a fifty-two week high of $180.43. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $168.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $169.36.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.02. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 18.35% and a return on equity of 32.88%. The company had revenue of $21.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21,657,595.49 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.84 earnings per share. Procter & Gamble’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Procter & Gamble will post 6.94 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gary A. Coombe sold 47,847 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.84, for a total value of $8,604,804.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 39,977 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,189,463.68. The trade was a 54.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.73, for a total transaction of $2,210,944.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 11,595 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,002,804.35. This represents a 52.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Procter & Gamble

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Procter & Gamble in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Costello Asset Management INC raised its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2,142.9% during the 3rd quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 314 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 2nd quarter worth about $58,000. Finally, Mendota Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 58.0% during the 4th quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. 65.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Procter & Gamble Company Profile

Procter & Gamble Co engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances.