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Bank of America has spotlighted a range of stocks that it believes offer compelling upside potential following their latest quarterly results. The firm emphasized names across sectors, including technology, consumer goods, airlines, and food services, where it sees sustainable momentum and improved financial outlooks despite broader market uncertainties.
The U.S. Department of Labor released its June inflation reading recently. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a 2.7% year-over-year increase.
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Procter & Gamble's Q4 showed sluggish top-line growth but resilient business activity, with organic sales up just 2% year-over-year. Profitability improved through operating margin gains, driving healthy EPS growth, but future guidance signals a slowdown to 2% EPS growth in FY2026. Valuation remains unattractive, with the forward P/E still at a significant premium to the sector despite recent contraction and weak growth outlook.
I reiterate my buy rating on The Procter & Gamble Company, setting a fair value of $180 per share despite weak near-term consumer demand. Q4 FY25 results show 2% organic revenue and 6% core EPS growth, with limited pricing power offsetting flat volume growth. Leadership transition and a 7,000-job restructuring should drive long-term efficiency, though near-term uncertainties remain.
P&G plans single-digit price hikes on about a quarter of its U.S. products as it looks to offset about $1 billion in cost increases stemming from higher tariffs.
The prices of many of Americans' common purchases are rising, with tariffs lifting the cost of items from shoes to toys and beyond.
Consumer packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) is raising prices amid growing consumer caution. The company released earnings Tuesday (July 29) showing a 2% increase in net sales, while also introducing guidance for its next fiscal year included a $1 billion hit based on projections of higher costs from tariffs.
Procter & Gamble Co. on Tuesday said it would raise prices on around 25% of the products it sells in the U.S. due to tariffs. But as higher prices keep shoppers cautious, executives at the maker of consumer products including Tide and Bounty argued that cheaper products don't guarantee longer-term success.
The PG stock climbs after Q4 earnings and sales top estimates, driven by broad segment gains and a strong fiscal 2026 forecast.