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Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Moves 1.45%: What You Should Know

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Procter & Gamble (PG - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $148.20, moving +1.45% from the previous trading session. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.36%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.45%.

Shares of the world's largest consumer products maker witnessed a loss of 0.35% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Consumer Staples sector with its loss of 3.8%, and underperforming the S&P 500's gain of 1.27%.

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Procter & Gamble in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on October 22, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $1.89, marking a 5.03% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $22.68 billion, up 1.33% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $6.99 per share and revenue of $88.63 billion, which would represent changes of +1.45% and +1.84%, respectively, from the prior year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Procter & Gamble. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.04% increase. Currently, Procter & Gamble is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Looking at its valuation, Procter & Gamble is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 20.91. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 18.68.

It's also important to note that PG currently trades at a PEG ratio of 3.63. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Consumer Products - Staples industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.53.

The Consumer Products - Staples industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 178, which puts it in the bottom 28% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.

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