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Procter & GamblePGDON'T BUYAug 13, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
His theme for today is that he's really not that hot on the consumer. Of the whole economy, the consumer sector is the most exposed. Though a great company with a lot of good products, branded products tend to suffer when consumers are stretched. Growing about 3-5% revenue, 7-9% on earnings, trading at 23x. Pass. Better opportunities elsewhere.
The beat on sales despite raising prices by 7% YOY and have paid dividends and bought back shares. Remember that PG has been wiped out by higher commodity and transportation costs. Impressive. Posted 7% organic sales growth. They predict a $800 million windfall due to the costs of raw costs falling. They boast powerful brands.
Consumer and packaged food stocks can keep rallying. As we approach another debt-ceiling crisis, these stocks are good places to invest in. The whole sector. They are resilient. People take comfort in their favourite brand, from Campbell's soup to Hershey's chocolate. Consumers still buy them despite higher prices. Supply chain problems have been solved and freight costs have fallen, too. Raw costs like paper (cardboard) are falling, though such companies have existing purchase contracts. There's still room to run.
The whole category of consumer staples stocks has had a tremendous run in the 1st half of the year. This has started to give back in the last little while. Not crazy about the valuation here, but in the staples group, this would be one of the ones that he would like.