Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, consumer products gorilla Procter & Gamble (PG 0.60%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Procter & Gamble, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Procter & Gamble facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Cincinnati (1837) |
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Market Cap |
$223.5 billion |
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Industry |
Household products |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$83.7 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Alan Lafley CFO Jon Moeller |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
16.3% |
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Cash/Debt |
$5.9 billion / $32.2 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
3% |
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Competitors |
Colgate-Palmolive Johnson & Johnson Kimberly-Clark |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 7,674 members who have rated Procter & Gamble believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, Gainster, succinctly summed up the Procter & Gamble bull case for our community:
Broad range of stellar brands, growth in developing countries, stable basic needs, cheap compared to Colgate Palmolive, good dividend stock, [Bill Ackman's] influence/return of Lafley (restructuring). I buy this to diversify and to own some solid stocks. I further see growth potential, but I'm not expecting too much of that.
