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In the latest session, Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU) closed at $114.41 down -1.02% from its previous closing price of $115.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.72 million shares were traded. PRU stock price reached its highest trading level at $115.695 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.1.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Prudential Financial Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 26 ’25 when PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME bought 1,340,694 shares for $28.53 per share. The transaction valued at 38,250,000 led to the insider holds 1,480,681 shares of the business.
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME bought 52,595 shares of PRU for $1,500,000 on Mar 25 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 139,987 shares after completing the transaction at $28.52 per share. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, Feeney Caroline, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, bought 129 shares for $113.01 each. As a result, the insider paid 14,601 and bolstered with 10,429 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 40918851584 and an Enterprise Value of 41054138368. As of this moment, Prudential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.583 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.426.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PRU is 1.09, which has changed by -0.016166508 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $104.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.49%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PRU has traded an average of 1.73M shares per day and 1802280 over the past ten days. A total of 354.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 353.24M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.49% stake in the company. Shares short for PRU as of 1741910400 were 6068087 with a Short Ratio of 3.50, compared to 1739491200 on 6507069. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6068087 and a Short% of Float of 1.95.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PRU is 5.25, from 5.2 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04498659The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.0.
