Procter & Gamble Co
PG:NYSE
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume | Avg Volume (10 day) |
| 73.25 | 0.00 0.00% | 3.07% | 28,760,441 | 11.1M |
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Daily Market Wrap: January 25, 2012
Stocks held their gains with all the major indices in positive territory today, thanks to several encouraging earnings reports.
On the economic front, new home sales were weaker than expected in December. The Commerce Department is reporting a 7.3 percent decline in new home sales last month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 369,000.
Procter & Gamble Looks to Continue to Trade Above its Annual-High Share Price Today
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) traded at a new 52-week high today of $73.25. So far today approximately 21.8 million shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 8.8 million shares.
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Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) lead the charge up 3.65% today, well above the Dow's return of 0.41% thus far. Just behind are shares of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), which is up 1.25%.
Company Background
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G;), is focused on providing consumer packaged goods. The Company's products are sold in more than 180 countries primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores and high-frequency stores. As of June 30, 2012, P&G; was organized into two Global Business Units (GBUs): Beauty and Grooming and Household Care. The GBUs contain a total of five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care and Baby Care and Family Care. Sales to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the affiliates represent approximately 14% of the total revenue during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (fiscal 2012). On December 30, 2011, Helen of Troy Ltd. acquired PUR water purification products business (PUR) from the Company. Effective June 1, 2012, P&G; announced that it has completed the sale of the Pringles business to Kellogg Company.
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 71.75 | Previous Close 73.25 |
Day High 73.25 | Day Low 71.75 |
52wk High/Date 73.25 / 1/25/2013 | 52wk Low/Date 59.07 / 6/26/2012 |
% off 52wk High 0.00% | % off 52wk Low 24.01% |
Beta (5 Yr) 0.4 | Market Capitalization 200.3B |
Shares Outstanding 2.7B | Volatility Avg 13.73 |
EPS(TTM) 3.90 | P/E Ratio 18.8x |
Dividend Announcement 1/8/2013 | Yield 3.07% |
Ex-Date 1/16/2013 | Date of Record 1/18/2013 |
Payable 0.562 - QRTR | Payable Date 2/15/2013 |
Last Trade as of 1/25/2013 4:01 PM ET | |
PG Procter & Gamble Co vs. Peers
| Peers | |
|---|---|
PG Procter & Gamble Co | 7.90% |
Johnson & Johnson | 5.45% |
Kimberly Clark Corp | 2.17% |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | 5.37% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 16.16% |
PG Procter & Gamble Co | 3.07% |
Johnson & Johnson | 3.30% |
Kimberly Clark Corp | 3.43% |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | 2.25% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 1.44% |
PG Procter & Gamble Co | 0.00% |
Johnson & Johnson | 0.00% |
Kimberly Clark Corp | 0.00% |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | 0.00% |
Avon Products, Inc. | 0.00% |