DJ Procter & Gamble Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ advanced 4.09% to $146.54 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.64% to 7,383.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.35% to 50,866.78.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Procter & Gamble Co. closed 12.38% short of its 52-week high of $167.25, which the company achieved on February 27th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 2.02% to $232.77, Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A $(EL)$ rose 0.71% to $83.49, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 4.09% to $88.58.
Trading volume (10.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 5, 2026.
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June 05, 2026 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)
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