Procter’s long-term outlook is strong

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Activist investor Nelson Peltz, through his Trian Partners firm, recently acquired roughly 1% of Procter & Gamble. Peltz wants Procter to reorganize into a holding company with three separate businesses—beauty, grooming and healthcare; fabric and home care; and baby, feminine and family care. He also wants the company to hire more executives from outside of the organization in order to spur the development of new products. Procter has rejected these proposals. It feels its current restructuring plan, including selling its weaker brands, will continue to boost its profitability. Peltz now wants to place himself on Procter’s board of directors at the annual meeting on October 10, 2017. Whatever the outcome, his ongoing involvement continue to draw investor attention to Procter’s improving long-term prospects. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $91 (New York symbol PG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.6 billion; Market cap: $236.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pg.com) is one of the…