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The closing price of Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU) was $105.71 for the day, down -2.88% from the previous closing price of $108.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.63 million shares were traded. PRU stock price reached its highest trading level at $109.3699 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $104.745.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PRU’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on January 23, 2025, initiated with a Underperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $101.
On November 14, 2024, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $117 to $140. On October 09, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $130.TD Cowen initiated its Hold rating on October 09, 2024, with a $130 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 29 ’25 when KAPPLER ANN M sold 4,000 shares for $109.65 per share. The transaction valued at 438,600 led to the insider holds 21,506 shares of the business.
KAPPLER ANN M bought 4,000 shares of PRU for $438,600 on Aug 29 ’25. On Aug 21 ’25, another insider, PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 1,500,000 shares for $10.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 15,000,000 and bolstered with 1,500,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PRU now has a Market Capitalization of 37203894272 and an Enterprise Value of 52293918720. As of this moment, Prudential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.883 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.807.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PRU is 1.04, which has changed by -0.080382764 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PRU has reached a high of $130.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $90.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.09%.
Shares Statistics:
PRU traded an average of 1.60M shares per day over the past three months and 1604940 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 351.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 351.25M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.12% stake in the company. Shares short for PRU as of 1755216000 were 5660281 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, compared to 1752537600 on 5692839. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5660281 and a Short% of Float of 1.83.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.3, PRU has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.35. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.048695337The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.81.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 12.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.36, with high estimates of $3.6 and low estimates of $3.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $14.17 and $13.46 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $13.73. EPS for the following year is $14.71, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $15.3 and $13.91.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 5 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $15.13B to a low estimate of $13.03B. As of the current estimate, Prudential Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $19.48BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $14.37B. There is a high estimate of $17.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $13.03B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PRU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $59.58B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $52.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $55.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $68.05BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $58.16B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $62.32B and the low estimate is $53.74B.
