P&G climbs after upbeat quarterly results and reaffirmed outlook

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is up 3.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move higher appears tied to investor reaction to P&G’s fiscal 2026 third-quarter results, which showed solid sales growth and earnings resilience despite ongoing cost pressures. The company also reiterated its full-year outlook, which may have reassured markets about demand stability and cash-return capacity.

Details:

P&G reported fiscal Q3 2026 net sales of $21.2 billion, up 7% year over year, with organic sales growth driven by a combination of pricing and product mix.

Core earnings per share were reported at $1.59, up 3% versus the prior year, signaling continued profitability even as margins were pressured by higher costs.

The company maintained its fiscal 2026 diluted net EPS growth outlook of 1% to 6% versus fiscal 2025, supporting the view that near-term headwinds are manageable.

This could also reflect defensive rotation, with investors favoring large consumer staples names when broader growth stocks weaken.

Sources:

Procter & Gamble Investor Relations, SEC, Stock Analysis

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$PG Insider Trading Activity

$PG insiders have traded $PG stock on the open market 12 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 12 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PG stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JON R MOELLER (Exec. Chairman of the Board) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 173,268 shares for an estimated $28,120,121.
MARC S. PRITCHARD (Chief Brand Officer) sold 95,903 shares for an estimated $14,495,690
GARY A COOMBE (CEO - Grooming) sold 36,093 shares for an estimated $5,859,001
MOSES VICTOR JAVIER AGUILAR (Chf Rsch, Dev & Innov Officer) sold 15,169 shares for an estimated $2,461,608
MA. FATIMA FRANCISCO (CEO - Baby, Fem & Family Care) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 13,549 shares for an estimated $2,181,199.
BALAJI PURUSHOTHAMAN (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 12,827 shares for an estimated $2,056,287
SUSAN STREET WHALEY (Chief Legal Officer & Secy) sold 1,809 shares for an estimated $288,454

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$PG Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,854 institutional investors add shares of $PG stock to their portfolio, and 2,029 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added 22,581,088 shares (+120.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $3,220,966,392
CARDANO RISK MANAGEMENT B.V. removed 8,571,649 shares (-90.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,222,660,013
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 4,445,304 shares (-18.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $637,056,516
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 3,924,073 shares (+16.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $559,729,772
AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 3,524,876 shares (-99.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $502,788,312
ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. removed 3,417,420 shares (-62.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $487,460,788
FMR LLC added 3,377,390 shares (+12.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $481,750,909

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$PG Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $PG stock 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 7 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PG stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE LLOYD DOGGETT has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 05/15, 02/17 and 0 sales.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 6 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $60,000 on 04/27, 02/09, 01/09 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 02/26, 01/29.
SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN sold up to $15,000 on 02/26.
REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 02/02.
REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 01/30, 12/24.
REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON sold up to $15,000 on 12/18.

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$PG Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $PG in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/23/2026
Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 12/17/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $PG, check out Quiver Quantitative's $PG forecast page.

$PG Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PG recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $PG in the last 6 months, with a median target of $162.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Robert Ottenstein from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $162.0 on 04/27/2026
Chris Carey from Wells Fargo set a target price of $164.0 on 04/27/2026
Robert Moskow from TD Cowen set a target price of $150.0 on 04/27/2026
Peter Grom from UBS set a target price of $172.0 on 04/27/2026
Andrea Teixeira from JP Morgan set a target price of $162.0 on 04/17/2026
Lauren Lieberman from Barclays set a target price of $146.0 on 04/14/2026
Peter Galbo from B of A Securities set a target price of $167.0 on 04/10/2026

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