Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for PFG Q3 Earnings

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:PFG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Principal Financial Group in a research note issued on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.20. The consensus estimate for Principal Financial Group's current full-year earnings is $8.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Principal Financial Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.73 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on PFG. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Principal Financial Group from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Principal Financial Group from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Principal Financial Group in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $93.00 target price for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Principal Financial Group from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Principal Financial Group from $80.00 to $76.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $83.54.

Principal Financial Group Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:PFG opened at $81.55 on Monday. Principal Financial Group has a 12 month low of $68.39 and a 12 month high of $91.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $78.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.08. The firm has a market cap of $18.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.21, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.01.

Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.83 by ($0.02). Principal Financial Group had a return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 9.74%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.65 EPS.

Principal Financial Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $0.76 dividend. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This is an increase from Principal Financial Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Principal Financial Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Principal Financial Group by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,466,587 shares of the company's stock worth $422,074,000 after buying an additional 52,410 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Principal Financial Group by 802.2% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,707,534 shares of the company's stock worth $312,805,000 after buying an additional 3,296,608 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Principal Financial Group by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,662,918 shares of the company's stock worth $283,546,000 after buying an additional 326,604 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Principal Financial Group during the 4th quarter worth about $217,021,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Principal Financial Group by 114.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,613,143 shares of the company's stock worth $220,471,000 after buying an additional 1,393,008 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.08% of the company's stock.

About Principal Financial Group

Principal Financial Group, Inc provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services.

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