DJ Procter & Gamble Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ slipped 1.69% to $156.86 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Procter & Gamble Co. closed 12.85% short of its 52-week high of $179.99, which the company reached on March 10th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.68% to $244.99, Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A $(EL)$ fell 0.48% to $111.60, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 0.07% to $95.58.
Trading volume (14.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 11.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 16:32 ET (21:32 GMT)
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