We're taking a closer look at Procter & Gamble Company today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.1% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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The Procter & Gamble Company provides branded consumer packaged goods worldwide.
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Procter & Gamble Company has moved -2.0% over the last year compared to 17.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -19.0%
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PG has an average analyst rating of buy and is -11.39% away from its mean target price of $165.43 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $6.16
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Procter & Gamble Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.91 and its forward P/E ratio is 21.2
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PG has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.93, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 7.37 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Procter & Gamble Company is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
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Procter & Gamble Company has on average reported free cash flows of $13.39 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 3.6%