Prudential Financial (PRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Prudential Financial, Inc., headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, is a diversified financial services company with roots dating to 1875. The firm provides a range of insurance, retirement and investment products aimed at helping individual and institutional clients manage risk, accumulate and protect wealth, and plan for retirement. Prudential's long history in life insurance and related financial services has positioned it as a major participant in the U.S. insurance market and a provider of services to a broad client base.

Prudential's core business activities include individual life insurance, annuities, retirement solutions and group insurance products for employers. The company also operates a global investment management business, PGIM, which offers asset management services across multiple asset classes to institutional and retail investors. Through these businesses Prudential distributes products via financial advisors, broker-dealers, employers and direct channels, providing tailored insurance, income and investment solutions.

In addition to serving retail customers in the United States, Prudential’s investment management operations serve institutional clients around the world, offering capabilities in fixed income, equities, real estate and alternative investments. The firm emphasizes long-term investing and risk management across its product lines to support retirement security and wealth preservation for clients.

Prudential is governed by a board of directors and senior management responsible for strategy, capital allocation and regulatory compliance. The company continues to focus on adapting its product mix and distribution to evolving client needs, with an ongoing emphasis on retirement solutions, investment performance and operational resilience.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $104.02 to $104.91
• 50-Day Range: $92.02 to $104.26
• 52-Week Range: $91.89 to $119.76
• Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.71
• Dividend Yield: 5.38%
• Price Target: $101.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Prudential Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Prudential Financial scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 454th out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Prudential Financial has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Prudential Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Prudential Financial has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Prudential Financial are expected to grow by 7.24% in the coming year, from $13.82 to $14.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 10.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 10.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Prudential Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Prudential Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.57% of the float of Prudential Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Prudential Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Prudential Financial has recently increased by 5.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Prudential Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Prudential Financial has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Prudential Financial is 57.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Prudential Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.79% next year. This indicates that Prudential Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Prudential Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Prudential Financial this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

39 people have searched for PRU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Prudential Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Prudential Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of Prudential Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.83% of the stock of Prudential Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/12 Dividend: 2/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/12 Dividend: 2/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/12/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Record date for 6/11 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - MULTI LINE
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PRU
• CIK: 1137774
• Web: www.prudential.com
• Phone: (973) 802-6000
• Fax: 973-802-7277
• Employees: 36,824
• Year Founded: 1875

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Prudential Financial: $101.50
• High Price Target: $127.00
• Low Price Target: $87.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.60
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.53
• P/E Growth: 1.9
• Net Income: $3.58 billion
• Net Margins: 5.83%
• Pretax Margin: 7.51%
• Return on Equity: 16.33%
• Return on Assets: 0.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.58
• Current Ratio: 0.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $62.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: $15.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.89
• Book Value: $93.14 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 347,000,000
• Free Float: 346,827,000
• Market Cap: $36.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86