Stock Update: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – Former P&G executive joins C-suite of fast-growing Cincinnati firm

[at American City Business Journals] – Marijke Woodruff, a longtime Procter & Gamble executive who spent the last two years with Cincinnati Bell, has been hired as chief people officer for Health Carousel, a fast-growing firm that staffs medical centers nationwide. Woodruff spent 23 years with P&G (PG), rising to human resources leader for beauty and hair care in North America. At Health Carousel, which staffs medical centers with registered nurses and other health care professionals on a contract basis, Woodruff’s responsibilities include talent acquisition as well as employee training and development. Read more on this. The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) , currently valued at $218.93B, started the session at $80.40. During today’s session, PG traded between $79.91 to $80.95 with a trailing 52-week range being $65.02 to $83.87. PG shares are currently priced at 22.26x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 18.10x forward p/e ratio. And for those looking to make a return holding the stock, the company pays shareholders $2.68 per share annually in dividends, yielding 3.22%. According to a consensus of 21 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.82 per share would be $0.07 worse than the year-ago quarter and a $0.10 sequential decrease. The full-year EPS estimate is $3.63 which would be a $0.13 worse than last year’s full-year earnings. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $15.81 Billion. If realized, that would be a 12.84% decrease over the year-ago quarter. In terms of ratings, Sterne Agee CRT upgraded PG from Neutral to Buy (Feb 16, 2016). Previously, Stifel upgraded PG from Hold to Buy. When considering if the stock is under or overvalued, the average price target is $83.75, which is 4.17% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:PG) Similar Articles: Market Update: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – P&G Declares Dividend Increase Market Update: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – Market Opportunity and Discovery – Analyst Notes on Mondelez International, Marathon Petroleum, Procter & Gamble, and Avago Technologies Market Update: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) – P&G Releases 2015 Sustainability Report, Detailing Progress against 2020 Environmental and Social Goals