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Procter & Gamble (PG) is one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers in the world, providing goods from household toiletries to food and batteries. You might recognize some of their most popular brands such as Crest, Tide and Pringles.

Given the current state of the equity markets, an investment in the Consumer Staples sector is something that any investor can/should have in order to limit their risk and volatility with this market. With a consumer recession likely within the next few months, most people will not be buying their high-end gadgets and gizmos. But I can guarantee you consum

Proctor & Gamble (PG) is one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers in the world, providing goods from household toiletries to food and batteries. You might recognize some of their most popular brands such as Crest, Tide and Pringles.

Given the current state of the equity markets, an investment in the Consumer Staples sector is something that any investor can/should have in order to limit their risk and volatility with this market. With a consumer recession likely within the next few months, most people will not be buying their high-end gadgets and gizmos. But I can guarantee you consum

The above table (click on image for full-screen view) represents a Highly Defensive PerformIdex ETF proposal comprised of companies based in either the US or Canada with market caps greater than $5 billion from the following industry groups: (A) Grocery Stores (2); (B) Consumer Staples (11) – Non-Food/Beverage (2), Processed & Packaged Foods (4), Tobacco (1), Alcoholic Beverages (2), Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2); (C) Health Benefit Providers (3); (D) Consumer Healthcare (3); (E) Utilities (3); (F) Telecom Services (2); (G) Ag/Metal Commodities (4); (H) At-Home Entertainm

It is rare to consider a $200-plus billion capitalization stock as nimble, but Proctor and Gamble’s (PG) most recent quarterly performance could aptly be described as such. In this case, a difficult operating environment with slowing consumer spending and greatly higher input prices was confronted by PG management, who raised prices as well as trimmed what costs they could. The results were earnings that exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations. The Street had expected Proctor and Gamble to earn 78 cents per share on just over $21 billion in revenue, while the actual results were 80 cent

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Procter and Gamble (PG) is the largest consumer household products maker in the world. Operating in the non-cyclical sector, the company sells goods that people use daily. Its brands include Charmin, Cover Girl, Crest, Duracell, Gillette, Iams, Ivory, Mr. Clean, Olay, Pantene, and Tide, to name just a few. Twenty four of its brands make over $1 billion in sales annually.

Procter and Gamble has been around since 1837. The firm has paid investors dividends since 1891, and has increased those payments every year for the last 52 years.

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Linked here is a PDF copy of my analysis of Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is focused on providing branded consumer goods products. The Company markets its products in more than 180 countries.

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