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As of close of business last night, Principal Financial Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $78.09, down -0.32% from its previous closing price of $78.34. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. PFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.185 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.2.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of PFG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
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 Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $93.
On January 07, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $95 to $92.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on December 18, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $90.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 27 ’25 when WEE YEE CHEONG bought 13,468 shares for $87.29 per share.
WEE YEE CHEONG bought 800 shares of PFG for $69,612 on Feb 14 ’25. On Jan 15 ’25, another insider, DEANNA STRABLE-SOETHOUT, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 21,780 shares for $78.84 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PFG now has a Market Capitalization of 17395951616 and an Enterprise Value of 17089287168. As of this moment, Principal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.129 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.096.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PFG is 1.03, which has changed by 0.007093072 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PFG has reached a high of $91.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.39. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.91%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PFG traded 1.19M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1325830 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 223.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 221.13M. Insiders hold about 0.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.72% stake in the company. Shares short for PFG as of 1753920000 were 4677659 with a Short Ratio of 3.93, compared to 1751241600 on 5017397. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4677659 and a Short% of Float of 2.42.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.96, PFG has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.96. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03778402The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.6.
