William Blair Expects Reduced Earnings for Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – Analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Procter & Gamble in a report issued on Monday, November 25th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.90 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Procter & Gamble’s current full-year earnings is $6.96 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Procter & Gamble’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last announced 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 company had revenue of $21.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.99 billion. Procter & Gamble had a net margin of 17.07% and a return on equity of 33.25%. Procter & Gamble’s revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.83 earnings per share.

PG has been the subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $179.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $174.00 to $191.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. DZ Bank raised Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Dbs Bank lowered Procter & Gamble from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.45.

Procter & Gamble Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE PG opened at $179.31 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $168.83. The stock has a market cap of $422.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.42. Procter & Gamble has a 12-month low of $142.50 and a 12-month high of $179.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Procter & Gamble

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Procter & Gamble by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC now owns 50,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,814,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Procter & Gamble by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 185,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,065,000 after purchasing an additional 6,077 shares during the period. Destination Wealth Management raised its stake in Procter & Gamble by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 55,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,536,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its stake in Procter & Gamble by 505.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 645,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,796,000 after purchasing an additional 538,889 shares during the period. Finally, Arvest Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in Procter & Gamble during the 3rd quarter valued at $13,103,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In other Procter & Gamble news, CEO Jon R. Moeller sold 7,007 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.65, for a total value of $1,202,751.55. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 269,172 shares in the company, valued at $46,203,373.80. This represents a 2.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.99, for a total value of $2,163,072.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 11,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,954,538.34. This trade represents a 52.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 35,233 shares of company stock worth $6,024,234. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 18th were given a dividend of $1.0065 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 18th. This represents a $4.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.25%. Procter & Gamble’s dividend payout ratio is presently 69.48%.

About Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Company engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice brands; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleansing, and skin care products under the Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, SK-II, and Native brands.