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The price of Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: PFG) closed at $75.6 in the last session, down -1.58% from day before closing price of $76.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. PFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.225 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.33.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PFG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of 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 17110850560 and an Enterprise Value of 16534594560. As of this moment, Principal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.15. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.093 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.768.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PFG is 1.03, which has changed by 0.0109654665 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18634176 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 -3.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.37%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PFG traded on average about 1.19M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1715520 shares per day over the past 10 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 75.88% stake in the company. Shares short for PFG as of 1752537600 were 4897929 with a Short Ratio of 4.11, compared to 1749772800 on 5205224. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4897929 and a Short% of Float of 2.53.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PFG is 2.96, which was 2.96 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03853665The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.6.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG) is a result of the insights provided by 11.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.18, with high estimates of $2.26 and low estimates of $2.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.53 and $8.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.3. EPS for the following year is $9.17, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $9.39 and $8.91.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.04B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.15B to a low estimate of $3.8B. As of the current estimate, Principal Financial Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.67BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.15B. There is a high estimate of $4.35B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.82B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PFG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.22B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.92B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.63BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.55B and the low estimate is $16.79B.
