Procter & Gamble Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Procter & Gamble (PG) shares fell 1.45% to $146.97 on Thursday, underperforming the broader market and some competitors like Johnson & Johnson. The stock closed 12.13% below its 52-week high of $167.25. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average.
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Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) shed 1.45% to $146.97 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,408.30 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.
Procter & Gamble Co. closed 12.13% short of its 52-week high of $167.25, which the company reached on February 27th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 1.42% to $259.27, Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) fell 3.28% to $79.92, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) fell 1.69% to $90.08.
Trading volume (6.5 M) remained 2.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.
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