--- title: "Weekly Recap | Procter & Gamble +1.85%, most brokers rate it buy" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298101034.md" description: "Procter & Gamble (PG) advanced 1.85% this week to close at $146.44, while the S&P 500 rose 0.09%, leaving PG ahead of the benchmark by about 1.76 percentage points. The daily bars show a bumpy ride: Monday opened at $143.44 and bottomed at $142.5 before recovering, Tuesday pushed to the week’s high of $148.359, and by Friday the stock settled at $146.44. It was a choppy, up-and-down week rather than a one-way rally. Amplitude for the week was 4." datetime: "2026-09-05T07:43:59.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298101034.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298101034.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298101034.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Procter & Gamble +1.85%, most brokers rate it buy ## The Week Procter & Gamble (PG) advanced 1.85% this week to close at $146.44, while the S&P 500 rose 0.09%, leaving PG ahead of the benchmark by about 1.76 percentage points. The daily bars show a bumpy ride: Monday opened at $143.44 and bottomed at $142.5 before recovering, Tuesday pushed to the week’s high of $148.359, and by Friday the stock settled at $146.44. It was a choppy, up-and-down week rather than a one-way rally. Amplitude for the week was 4.08%, and average daily volume of roughly 7.95m shares came in 4.12% below the 60-day median. ## Key Events The week’s corporate news centred on reported institutional stake moves and an upcoming conference. United Capital Financial Advisors disclosed a new position of roughly $51.73m on Monday; on Tuesday, Japan’s Nissay Asset Management and the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board disclosed higher holdings; PYA Waltman Capital added to its position on Thursday. P&G also confirmed it will webcast a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on September 10. Two items landed after Friday’s close: one pointed to Haleon using eye-level shelf placement to outpace rivals, and another argued PG could be 37% above fair value after new product launches. ## Analyst Ratings Among 26 institutions covering PG, 7 rate it buy, 6 rate it overweight, 12 rate it hold, and 1 has no opinion; none rate it underweight or sell. That puts 13 firms in the buy-or-overweight camp, more than half of the total. The consensus rating is buy, with an average target of $160.6087, about 9.68% above the latest close of $146.44. Target prices range from $143 to $186, a fairly wide spread that shows meaningful dispersion across brokers. Within its household cleaning products industry, PG ranks first by coverage among 12 peers. ## The Week Ahead Macro data and a company appearance set the agenda for next week. US NFIB small business optimism is due on Tuesday, September 8, with the prior reading at 99.8. Thursday, September 10 is the busiest day: initial jobless claims, final demand PPI, core final demand PPI, existing home sales, wholesale sales, and a 10-year Treasury auction are all scheduled. On the company side, P&G’s Barclays fireside chat lands the same day, offering a chance for updates on product momentum and the competitive landscape. The next earnings release is slated for October 22. ## In Short PG posted a moderate weekly gain on below-average volume and outpaced the broad market. The ratings picture skews positive, with most brokers at buy or overweight and the consensus target above spot, though the wide target range signals disagreement about valuation headroom. On current numbers, PG trades around 21.59x earnings and 6.38x book value, with a dividend yield of about 2.93%. The next clues will come from next week’s macro prints and the September 10 fireside chat, which may shed light on new products and pricing pressure from rivals. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [PG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PG.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG Shares Sold by Corient Private Wealth LP](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298699218.md) - [A $3.8 Billion Reason Why Procter & Gamble Stock Is in Focus Today](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294987679.md) - [Walmart Using Predictive AI To Help Advertisers See Future Customer Buying Trends](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299351853.md) - [Ancora Advisors LLC Has $32.42 Million Stock Holdings in Procter & Gamble Company (The) $PG](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297392894.md) - [McDonald's Stock (MCD) Looks Tastier as It Gets Set For Another Value Meals Revamp](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299444824.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**