William Blair Lowers Earnings Estimates for Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – Equities researchers at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Procter & Gamble in a report released on Monday, November 25th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 issued its quarterly 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 return on equity of 33.25% and a net margin of 17.07%. Procter & Gamble’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.83 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays downgraded Procter & Gamble from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $163.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, September 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $188.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $174.00 price objective for the company. DZ Bank raised shares of Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.45.

Procter & Gamble Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of PG opened at $179.34 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $422.35 billion, a PE ratio of 30.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.42. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average of $170.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $168.90. Procter & Gamble has a fifty-two week low of $142.50 and a fifty-two week high of $180.43.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th were issued a dividend of $1.0065 per share. This represents a $4.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 18th. Procter & Gamble’s payout ratio is 69.48%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Procter & Gamble news, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the insider now owns 11,566 shares in the company, valued at $1,954,538.34. This represents a 52.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Susan Street Whaley sold 634 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.65, for a total transaction of $108,826.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 19,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,319,882.65. The trade was a 3.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 35,233 shares of company stock worth $6,024,234. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Procter & Gamble

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PG. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Procter & Gamble during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Procter & Gamble during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

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.