The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) Shares Purchased by Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC

Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,749 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the quarter. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $1,634,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of PG. Fiera Capital Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 1,135.1% in the second quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 20,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,412,000 after acquiring an additional 19,013 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 10.6% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 91,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,134,000 after buying an additional 8,828 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 16.5% during the second quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 1,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lyell Wealth Management LP boosted its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 11.6% during the second quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 4,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,000 after buying an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In related news, CEO R. Alexandra Keith sold 1,992 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total transaction of $338,640.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 13,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,343,110. The trade was a 12.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.99, for a total transaction of $2,163,072.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 11,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,954,538.34. The trade was a 52.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 75,439 shares of company stock worth $13,317,460. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of Procter & Gamble stock traded up $0.18 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $158.74. 2,259,233 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,193,444. The company has a market cap of $373.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.45. The Procter & Gamble Company has a 52 week low of $146.28 and a 52 week high of $180.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $169.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.61.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 18th. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $21.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.99 billion. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 17.07% and a return on equity of 33.25%. The firm’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.83 EPS. Equities analysts expect that The Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PG has been the subject of a number of research reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $190.00 to $176.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $164.00 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Barclays downgraded shares of Procter & Gamble from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $163.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Procter & Gamble currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $179.75.

About Procter & Gamble

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.