Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC Acquires 310 Shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)

Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC lifted its holdings in shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) by 22.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,695 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 310 shares during the quarter. Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $284,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rockline Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Procter & Gamble by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Rockline Wealth Management LLC now owns 30,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,068,000 after purchasing an additional 1,461 shares during the last quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC increased its stake in shares of Procter & Gamble by 9.2% in the fourth quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 1,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Flavin Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Procter & Gamble during the 4th quarter valued at $2,019,000. RBA Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Procter & Gamble by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. RBA Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,870,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Calamos Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 35.0% in the fourth quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 22,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,832,000 after acquiring an additional 5,931 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Procter & Gamble

In other Procter & Gamble news, insider Marc S. Pritchard sold 90,450 shares of Procter & Gamble stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.84, for a total value of $14,819,328.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 172,814 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,313,845.76. The trade was a 34.36 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.73, for a total value of $2,210,944.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 11,595 shares in the company, valued at $2,002,804.35. The trade was a 52.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 151,097 shares of company stock worth $25,635,076. Insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:PG opened at $168.16 on Wednesday. The Procter & Gamble Company has a 12-month low of $153.52 and a 12-month high of $180.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.78, a PEG ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $21.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.66 billion. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 18.35% and a return on equity of 33.00%. Procter & Gamble’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.84 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that The Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Procter & Gamble Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, January 24th will be given a $1.0065 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th. This represents a $4.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.39%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.17%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $209.00 target price on shares of Procter & Gamble in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Procter & Gamble from $176.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Procter & Gamble from $186.00 to $181.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $164.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $161.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Procter & Gamble presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.53.

Procter & Gamble 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.