The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

My comment is of an egocentric nature, and divorced from my valuation...as a senior person, I developed a nasty dandruff condition on my eyebrows/eyelids, accompanied by a rash (seborrhiasis). It was brought on partly by a dry skin condition,fixed by a 1% hydrocortisone cream: but I needed a "gentle" skin moisturizer to keep it fixed: in terms of my condition the products in order of effectiveness were Olay (PG), Dove (UnlVR) , and Aveeno (JNJ). (I bought the JNJ moisturizer for half the price of the Aveeno: same good result)

Get over here easy caps points!

Beauty and health care....How can you go wrong. No matter what the market does...this company will always be a winner...better than any gold investment!!!!

Mad Money - Cramer Pick

Solid dividend and a great company with products that everyone will always need.

solid company , good long term investment

New CEO, looks like sales growth is returning.

Will consumers return to buying the name brands? Now, wait, are they just buying less or moving to the cheaper store brands? Must find this out! Still, I think the market is expecting far too little growth for this company. Plus, the dividend is nice.

This is one of Cramer's 4 defensive legs to roll through 3Q 09.

I'm in the camp which expects several years of slow economic growth as consumers and business deleverage their balance sheets (i.e. the New Normal as Bill Gross at PIMCO calls it). In this environment I want blue-chip companies that make essential products and provide a solid Total Return (dividends plus capital appreciation) potential. PG fits the bill perfectly.

A solid performer with a decent dividend and much needed core products. Has at least some safety in an economic contraction as it proved recently. Now leaner and poised to reap the rewards of a recovering economy as some customers return to prouducts they've like for years. Dollar Store goods and discount goods just aren't as comforting as the brands we kow and trust. We'll get back to that when we're able to loosen teh money belt just a notch or two.

Probably the most versatile company I would invest in. I expect this above $65-70 in a year or two.

This is just a spectacular company. The reason the company has a competitive advantage is its management and the significant brand equity in owned brands. The management and the scope of company operations help make essentially any consumer good more valuable to P&G than to its previous owner. It is amazing to see how strategic advertising helps reinvigorate stale names and how product extensions help realize further value from their brands. The portfolio of leading brands will help them maintain their space on store shelves and ensure they will continue to earn excess economic returns. Expansion to foreign markets and a low valuation make me think this company will outpace the overall economy. The way I'm playing this name is by buying an in the money call for about 1 year out, taking advantage of very cheap leverage without adding risk beyond the amount invested in the call(with plans to buy into the company if prices fall, and plans to exit my position if prices have risen).

paid out a dividend of $0.44

They are here to stay either it is boom or recession but will definitely benefited once the economy revive.

Consistent capital growth with consistent dividend increases over the years makes this a great long term growth while being capable of whether any hits to the market.

Well diversified company of established brands.

OUTPERFORM

Excellent, wide moat company