DJ Procter & Gamble Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) shed 2.05% to $145.28 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.25% to 7,651.54 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.86% to 50,906.05.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Procter & Gamble Co. closed 13.14% short of its 52-week high of $167.25, which the company reached on February 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.06% to $264.74, Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) fell 1.70% to $92.77, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) fell 1.32% to $85.32.
Trading volume (8.4 M) remained 165,839 below its 50-day average volume of 8.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 30, 2026.