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After finishing at $84.15 in the prior trading day, Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: PFG) closed at $84.70, up 0.65%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. PFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $84.16.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PFG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
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, Barclays on September 05, 2024, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $74.
On July 09, 2024, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Strong Buy which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $99.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on July 02, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $88 to $96.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 18 ’24 when WEE YEE CHEONG bought 510 shares for $87.01 per share.
WEE YEE CHEONG bought 3,735 shares of PFG for $325,775 on Nov 15 ’24. On Sep 05 ’24, another insider, KEN MCCULLUM, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,365 shares for $78.78 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 19373090816 and an Enterprise Value of 16843380736. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.197 whereas that against EBITDA is -1115.456.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PFG has reached a high of $91.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.39. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.22%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1277920 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 236.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 227.26M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.49% stake in the company. Shares short for PFG as of 1730332800 were 2397165 with a Short Ratio of 2.09, compared to 1727654400 on 3182339. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2397165 and a Short% of Float of 1.2.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PFG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.79, compared to 2.79 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03315508The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.84.
