How to buy Procter & Gamble Company shares

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is a leading household & personal products business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$136.61 after a previous close of US$137.57. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD135.14 to a high of USD137. The latest price was USD135.45 (25 minute delay). Procter & Gamble Company is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Procter & Gamble Company

1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a US company from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. If you're just starting out, look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Procter & Gamble Company. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: PG. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Procter & Gamble Company reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Procter & Gamble Company, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Procter & Gamble Company. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

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Procter & Gamble Company shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2021-03-30.

Open	US$136.61
High	US$137
Low	US$135.14
Close	US$135.45
Previous close	US$137.57
Change	US$-2.12
Change %	-1.541%
Volume	7,549,134

Information last updated 2021-04-16.

52-week range	US$109.2835 - US$146.0395
50-day moving average	US$130.9511
200-day moving average	US$135.3644
Target price	US$150.73
PE ratio	25.9751
Dividend yield	US$3.118 (2.27%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	US$5.292

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Is it a good time to buy Procter & Gamble Company stock?

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Procter & Gamble Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of $135.45

1 month (2021-03-22)	4.05%

Is Procter & Gamble Company under- or over-valued?

Valuing Procter & Gamble Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Procter & Gamble Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Procter & Gamble Company's P/E ratio

Procter & Gamble Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, Procter & Gamble Company shares trade at around 26x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Procter & Gamble Company's PEG ratio

Procter & Gamble Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.6109. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Procter & Gamble Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Procter & Gamble Company's EBITDA

Procter & Gamble Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$20.8 billion (£15 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Procter & Gamble Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Procter & Gamble Company financials

Revenue TTM	US$74 billion
Operating margin TTM	24.13%
Gross profit TTM	US$36.3 billion
Return on assets TTM	9.62%
Return on equity TTM	29.51%
Profit margin	18.72%
Book value	19.207
Market capitalisation	US$338.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Procter & Gamble Company shares

There are currently 16.8 million Procter & Gamble Company shares held short by investors – that's known as Procter & Gamble Company's "short interest". This figure is 2.3% up from 16.4 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Procter & Gamble Company shares can be evaluated.

Procter & Gamble Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Procter & Gamble Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Procter & Gamble Company shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Procter & Gamble Company shares traded daily (recently around 9.0 million). Procter & Gamble Company's SIR currently stands at 1.87. In other words for every 100,000 Procter & Gamble Company shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1870 shares are currently held short.

However Procter & Gamble Company's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Procter & Gamble Company shares, or, against the total number of tradable Procter & Gamble Company shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Procter & Gamble Company's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Procter & Gamble Company shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0068% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Procter & Gamble Company shares, roughly 7 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Procter & Gamble Company.

Find out more about how you can short Procter & Gamble Company stock.

Procter & Gamble Company's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Procter & Gamble Company.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Procter & Gamble Company's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 25.68

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Procter & Gamble Company's overall score of 25.68 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 40th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Procter & Gamble Company is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Procter & Gamble Company's environmental score

Environmental score: 12.71/100

Procter & Gamble Company's environmental score of 12.71 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Procter & Gamble Company is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Procter & Gamble Company's social score

Social score: 10.97/100

Procter & Gamble Company's social score of 10.97 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Procter & Gamble Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Procter & Gamble Company's governance score

Governance score: 11.51/100

Procter & Gamble Company's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Procter & Gamble Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Procter & Gamble Company's controversy score

Controversy score: 3/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Procter & Gamble Company scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Procter & Gamble Company hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

The Procter & Gamble Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	25.68
Total ESG percentile	39.95
Environmental score	12.71
Environmental score percentile	5
Social score	10.97
Social score percentile	5
Governance score	11.51
Governance score percentile	5
Level of controversy	3

Procter & Gamble Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 57.89% of net profits

Recently Procter & Gamble Company has paid out, on average, around 57.89% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.54% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Procter & Gamble Company shareholders could enjoy a 2.54% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Procter & Gamble Company's case, that would currently equate to about $3.118 per share.

Procter & Gamble Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Procter & Gamble Company's most recent dividend payout was on 15 February 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 April 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Procter & Gamble Company's shares ever split?

Procter & Gamble Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 20 June 2004. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Procter & Gamble Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Procter & Gamble Company shares which in turn could have impacted Procter & Gamble Company's share price.

Procter & Gamble Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Procter & Gamble Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$109.2835 up to US$146.0395. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Procter & Gamble Company's is 0.4302. This would suggest that Procter & Gamble Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Procter & Gamble Company overview

The Procter & Gamble Company provides branded consumer packaged goods to consumers in North and Latin America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Greater China, India, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleansing, and skin care products under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, Rejoice, Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, SK-II, and Secret brands. The Grooming segment provides female and male blades and razors, pre- and post-shave products, and other shave care products; and appliances that include electric shavers and epilators under the Braun, Gillette, and Venus brands. The Health Care segment offers toothbrushes, toothpaste, and other oral care products; and gastrointestinal, rapid diagnostics, respiratory, vitamins/minerals/supplements, pain relief, and other personal health care products under the Crest, Oral-B, Metamucil, Neurobion, Pepto Bismol, and Vicks brands. The Fabric & Home Care segment provides fabric enhancers, laundry additives, and laundry detergents; and air care, dish care, P&G professional, and surface care products under the Ariel, Downy, Gain, Tide, Cascade, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer brands. The Baby, Feminine & Family Care segment baby wipes, taped diapers, and pants; adult incontinence and feminine care products; and paper towels, tissues, and toilet papers under the Luvs, Pampers Always, Always Discreet, Tampax Bounty, Charmin, and Puffs brands. The company sells its products through mass merchandisers, e-commerce, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, distributors, wholesalers, baby stores, specialty beauty stores, high-frequency stores, pharmacies, electronics stores, and professional channels. The Procter & Gamble Company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Procter & Gamble Company is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.105% of Procter & Gamble Company shares are held by insiders and 65.753% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Procter & Gamble Company?

  Procter & Gamble Company's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Procter & Gamble Company based?

  Procter & Gamble Company's address is: One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 45202

• What is Procter & Gamble Company's ISIN number?

  Procter & Gamble Company's international securities identification number is: US7427181091

• What is Procter & Gamble Company's CUSIP number?

  Procter & Gamble Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 742718109