DJ Procter & Gamble Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) advanced 1.91% to $149.03 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.77% to 7,683.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.67% to 51,481.51.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Procter & Gamble Co. closed 10.89% short of its 52-week high of $167.25, which the company reached on February 27th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.27% to $271.95, Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) rose 1.16% to $95.57, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) rose 0.53% to $86.52.
Trading volume (8.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 28, 2026.