Procter & Gamble Co (PG): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Winner

Procter & Gamble was a winner within the consumer non-durables industry, rising $1.03 (1.3%) to $78.02 on light volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Procter & Gamble

(

PG

) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry higher today making it today's featured consumer non-durables winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.3%. By the end of trading, Procter & Gamble rose $1.03 (1.3%) to $78.02 on light volume. Throughout the day, 6,561,538 shares of Procter & Gamble exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10,039,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $77.00-$78.45 after having opened the day at $77.02 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $76.99. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that increased today were:

China Xiniya Fashion

(

XNY

), up 15.6%,

CCA Industries

(

CAW

), up 9.1%,

Delta Apparel

(

DLA

), up 8.7% and

Fuwei Films (Holdings

(

FFHL

), up 7.7%.

The Procter & Gamble Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of a range of branded consumer packaged goods. The company operates in five segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric Care and Home Care, and Baby Care and Family Care. Procter & Gamble has a market cap of $212.9 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.8, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 13.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Procter & Gamble a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Procter & Gamble

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, notable return on equity, increase in net income and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.

On the negative front,

Coldwater Creek

(

CWTR

), down 7.2%,

Female Health Company

(

FHCO

), down 2.8%,

Joe's Jeans

(

JOEZ

), down 2.4% and

Mannatech

(

MTEX

), down 2.2% , were all laggards within the consumer non-durables industry with

Nike

(

NKE

) being today's consumer non-durables industry laggard.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR

(

XLP

) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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