The trading price of Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) floating higher at last check on Monday, April 22, closing at $160.48, 1.48% higher than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 26.24. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $163.14 and a 52-week low of $141.45. Over the past month, the stock has lost -0.85% in value.
Procter & Gamble Co., whose market valuation is $377.61 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 2.97%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 4.77. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable.
A company’s earnings reviews provide a brief indication of a stock’s direction in the short term, where in the case of Procter & Gamble Co. No upward and no downward comments were posted in the last 7 days. On the technical side, indicators suggest PG has a 50% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Buy.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 3.26, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that PG’s price is currently 1.54% off the SMA20 and 0.89% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 60.24, and weekly volatility stands at 1.35%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 1.16%. Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG)’s beta value is currently sitting at 0.43, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 2.01.
To see how Procter & Gamble Co. stock has been performing today in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: PG stock’s performance was 1.48% at last check in today’s session, and 6.38% in the past year. Procter & Gamble Co. has a P/E ratio of 26.24.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) indicates that the 3-month average is 6.85 million.
Currently, records show that 2.36 billion of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.06% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 67.74%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 9.51% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
