William Blair Expects Reduced Earnings for Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – Equities researchers at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Procter & Gamble in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 25th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will earn $1.90 per share 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 18th. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $21.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.83 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble from $179.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. StockNews.com cut shares of Procter & Gamble from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, 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 report on Monday, October 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.45.

Procter & Gamble Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:PG opened at $179.31 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $422.28 billion, a PE ratio of 30.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.42. Procter & Gamble has a 1 year low of $142.50 and a 1 year high of $179.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $170.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $168.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Procter & Gamble

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 5.5% during the first quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 32,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,192,000 after purchasing an additional 1,657 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2.0% during the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 10,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,733,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 259.1% during the first quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 79,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,820,000 after purchasing an additional 57,007 shares in the last quarter. Montchanin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Procter & Gamble during the first quarter worth $550,000. Finally, National Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2.8% during the first quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 11,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,893,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. 65.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the insider now owns 11,595 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,002,804.35. This trade represents a 52.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Jon R. Moeller sold 7,007 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.65, for a total transaction of $1,202,751.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 269,172 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,203,373.80. The trade was a 2.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 35,233 shares of company stock valued at $6,024,234 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Procter & Gamble Dividend Announcement

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

Procter & Gamble Company Profile

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.