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Prudential Financial (PRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$109.80 +2.63 (+2.45%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Prudential Financial Stock (NYSE:PRU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$107.90
$110.99
50-Day Range
$100.64
$109.80
52-Week Range
$90.38
$130.55
Volume
1.96 million shs
Average Volume
1.77 million shs
Market Capitalization
$38.65 billion
P/E Ratio
24.35
Dividend Yield
4.92%
Price Target
$122.08
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Prudential Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

PRU MarketRank™: 

Prudential Financial scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 926 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Prudential Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Prudential Financial has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Prudential Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Prudential Financial are expected to grow by 6.20% in the coming year, from $14.36 to $15.25 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 24.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.40.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 24.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.39.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Prudential Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.95. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Prudential Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Prudential Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.61% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Prudential Financial has recently decreased by 0.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Prudential Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.04%, 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 119.73%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Prudential Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.41% next year. This indicates that Prudential Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Prudential Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.61% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Prudential Financial has recently decreased by 0.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Prudential Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.26. 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 1.03 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Prudential Financial this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    16 people have searched for PRU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 78% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Prudential Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Prudential Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $48,000,010.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.25% 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.

  • Read more about Prudential Financial's insider trading history.
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PRU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Prudential Financial's stock was trading at $118.53 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PRU shares have decreased by 7.4% and is now trading at $109.80.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.36. Prudential Financial's revenue was down 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Prudential Financial: Green Harvest Asset Management LLC, Montana Capital Partners, ASSURANCE, Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad, AIG Edison, AIG Star, Yamato Life, and others.

Prudential Financial's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.07%), State Street Corp (4.83%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.67%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Pgim Strategic Investments, In, Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential, Prudential Financial Inc, Robert Falzon, Kenneth Tanji, Andrew F Sullivan, Ann M Kappler, Timothy L Schmidt, Caroline Feeney, Robert Axel, Terence Harvey, Daniel Lougher and Amber Banfield.
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Shares of PRU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Prudential Financial investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), AbbVie (ABBV), NVIDIA (NVDA), Comcast (CMCSA), Meta Platforms (META) and Pfizer (PFE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/12 Dividend
5/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend
5/20/2025
Dividend Payable
6/12/2025
Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Record date for 9/11 Dividend
8/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend
8/19/2025
Today
8/22/2025
Dividend Payable
9/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - MULTI LINE
Sub-Industry
Life & Health Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:PRU
CIK
1137774
Employees
38,196
Year Founded
1875

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$152.00
Low Price Target
$101.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.51
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.35
Forward P/E Ratio
7.65
P/E Growth
0.95
Net Income
$2.73 billion
Net Margins
2.75%
Pretax Margin
3.47%
Return on Equity
15.80%
Return on Assets
0.64%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.60
Current Ratio
0.16
Quick Ratio
0.16

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$68.05 billion
Price / Sales
0.57
Cash Flow
$14.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.67
Book Value
$87.79 per share
Price / Book
1.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
352,000,000
Free Float
351,120,000
Market Cap
$38.65 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.07

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This page (NYSE:PRU) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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