Procter & Gamble: Buy Now For Profits In 2013

Mark Riddix submits: One of the nation’s oldest companies has been a good dividend stock candidate for years and is still one today. This company has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years. That’s a remarkable streak, considering the number of recessions in the United States economy over that time period. If you think that’s impressive, consider the fact that the company has issued a distribution to shareholders for 120 years.

For some reason, many people are surprised to see a drop in their first paycheck of the year.  Yet, everyone should have known the payroll tax deduction was supposed end January 1, 2013. Perhaps people put faith in the notion that when it comes to politics, "temporary" typically means permanent. Of course, some people were likely oblivious to the whole thing, simply not paying attention to the original proposal and when it was set to expire.

Trefis submits: Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) gained the Duracell brand of batteries after its enormous acquisition of Gillette for $57 billion in 2005. The acquisition brought along the iconic Gillette brand of mostly male grooming products including blades and razors, shaving creams and foams, and deodorants and antiperspirants, Oral-B brand of toothbrushes and Duracell batteries.

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Avi Morris submits:Procter & Gamble (PG) is a leading Dividend Aristocrat. In April, the quarterly dividend was raised 9.5%, the 120th consecutive year that P&G has paid a dividend and the 54th consecutive year that the dividend has been increased at an average annual compound rate of 9.5%. At that rate the dividend will double after 8 yearly increases.

By Turnkey Analyst:Last week, The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) announced that it had a difficult quarter due to a weak economic environment. Although Fortune magazine in 2011 ranked PG in fifth place for its "Most Admired Companies" list, PG shares are down in 2012, even as the major stock indexes have rallied.

By Jim Van Meerten: Procter & Gamble (PG) is a popular stock that has one of the highest earnings predictability rankings and also one of the highest stock price stability rankings. Although the stock is down 6.79% from its one-year high, I think that compares favorably to the Value Line Index which is down 13.93% from its one year high.