Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. Decreases Holdings in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)

Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) by 4.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,158 shares of the company’s stock after selling 104 shares during the period. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $362,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Procter & Gamble by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $672,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. raised its stake in Procter & Gamble by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 32,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,418,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares in the last quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Procter & Gamble by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $783,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 33,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,641,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CCM Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Procter & Gamble by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. CCM Investment Advisers LLC now owns 72,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,205,000 after purchasing an additional 2,054 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Procter & Gamble to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Procter & Gamble from $179.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $164.00 price objective on shares of Procter & Gamble in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Procter & Gamble from $190.00 to $176.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $179.75.

Procter & Gamble Price Performance

PG traded down $3.37 on Friday, hitting $158.73. 8,024,356 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,417,378. The business’s fifty day moving average is $169.77 and its 200 day moving average is $169.64. The Procter & Gamble Company has a fifty-two week low of $146.28 and a fifty-two week high of $180.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $373.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.45.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 18th. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $21.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.99 billion. Procter & Gamble had a return on equity of 33.25% and a net margin of 17.07%. Procter & Gamble’s quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.83 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that The Procter & Gamble Company will post 6.94 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Procter & Gamble

In other news, insider Balaji Purushothaman sold 12,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.99, for a total value of $2,163,072.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 11,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,954,538.34. The trade was a 52.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gary A. Coombe sold 47,847 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.84, for a total value of $8,604,804.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 39,977 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,189,463.68. The trade was a 54.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 75,439 shares of company stock valued at $13,317,460 in the last 90 days. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances.