Opinion on  The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)     Sector: Consumer/Non-Cyclical  >  Industry: Personal & Household Prods.
The Procter & Gamble Company

Best Global Brands

2007   #17
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), together with its subsidiaries, provides branded consumer goods products. The company operates through three global business units (GBU): Beauty, Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. Beauty GBU consists of Beauty and Grooming segments. Beauty segment provides cosmetics, deodorants, fine fragrances, hair care, personal cleansing, and skin care products primarily under Head & Shoulders, Olay, Pantene, CoverGirl, and Wella brands. Grooming segment provides manual and electric razors and blades, face and shave preparation products, and small home appliances primarily under Braun, Fusion, Venus, Gillette, and Mach 3 brand names. Health and Well-Being GBU includes the Health Care and Snacks, Coffee, and Pet Care segments. Health Care segment provides feminine care, oral care, personal health care, and pharmaceuticals primarily under Actonel, Always, Crest, Prilosec OTC, Vicks, and Oral-B brands. Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care segment offers snacks, primarily potato chips under Pringles brand name, coffee under Folgers brand, and pet care products under Iams and Eukanuba brands. Household Care GBU consists of Fabric Care and Home Care and Baby Care and Family Care segments. Fabric Care and Home Care segment offers various fabric care products, including laundry products and fabric conditioners; home care products, such as dish care, surface cleaners, and air fresheners; and batteries. This segment primarily offers these products under Tide, Ariel, Dawn, Downy, Gain, and Duracell brand names. Baby Care and Family Care segment provides diapers, baby wipes, bath tissue, facial tissue, and paper towels primarily under Bounty, Charmin, and Pampers brands. It sells its products in approximately 180 countries primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, and drug stores. The company operates in approximately 80 countries worldwide. P&G was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Analysts'  Recommendation:	Buy
30 Days Ago:	Buy
Analysts' Target:	$76

Analysts' Targets
Lehman Brothers	$73
Overweight
Thursday, May 01, 2008
UBS Securities	$80
Add
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Deutsche Bank Securities	$74
Accumulate
Thursday, April 17, 2008