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Principal Financial Group (PFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$113.73 -0.22 (-0.19%)
Closing price 07/31/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$113.88 +0.14 (+0.13%)
As of 07/31/2026 07:34 PM Eastern
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About Principal Financial Group Stock (NASDAQ:PFG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$112.17
$114.55
50-Day Range
$101.19
$114.09
52-Week Range
$75.00
$114.95
Volume
2.90 million shs
Average Volume
1.51 million shs
Market Capitalization
$24.35 billion
P/E Ratio
16.15
Dividend Yield
2.88%
Price Target
$105.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ: PFG) is a global financial services company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, that provides a range of retirement, investment and insurance solutions to individuals, employers and institutional clients. The firm’s business is organized around retirement services, asset management, and insurance products designed to help clients plan, invest for, and protect income over the long term.

Principal’s product and service offerings include retirement plan recordkeeping and administration for employer-sponsored plans, individual and group retirement annuities, life and disability insurance, employee benefits solutions, and wealth management services. Its asset management operations offer mutual funds and institutional investment strategies across equities, fixed income and alternative asset classes, serving both retail and institutional investors.

While Principal’s core market is the United States, the company also conducts international asset management and insurance activities and serves global institutional clients through its investment platforms. Its client base spans individuals saving for retirement, plan sponsors and fiduciaries, and institutional investors seeking outsourced investment management and advice.

With operations centered on delivering retirement security and related financial products, Principal has evolved from its origins in Des Moines into a diversified financial services firm. The company is governed by a board of directors and an executive leadership team and operates within the regulatory frameworks applicable to insurers, retirement plan providers and investment managers.

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Principal Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

PFG MarketRank™: 

Principal Financial Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 259th out of 853 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Principal Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Principal Financial Group has a consensus price target of $105.75, representing about 7.0% downside from its current price of $113.73.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Principal Financial Group has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for Principal Financial Group are expected to grow by 8.94% in the coming year, from $9.51 to $10.36 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 16.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.22.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 16.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Principal Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Principal Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.01% of the float of Principal Financial Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Principal Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.19.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Principal Financial Group has recently decreased by 3.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Principal Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Principal Financial Group has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Principal Financial Group is 46.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Principal Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.66% next year. This indicates that Principal Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Principal Financial Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Principal Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Principal Financial Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for PFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Principal Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Principal Financial Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,038,004.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.13% of the stock of Principal Financial Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.08% of the stock of Principal Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Principal Financial Group's insider trading history.
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PFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Principal Financial Group's stock was trading at $88.21 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, PFG stock has increased by 28.9% and is now trading at $113.73.

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.33 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $3.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.11 billion. Principal Financial Group had a net margin of 9.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.49%.
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Principal Financial Group's top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.16%), Trust Point Inc. (0.11%), Czech National Bank (0.03%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Deanna D Strable-Soethout, Wee Yee Cheong, George Djurasovic and Claudio Muruzabal.
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Shares of PFG 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 Principal Financial Group investors own include ExxonMobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/26 Dividend
6/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend
6/01/2026
Dividend Payable
6/26/2026
Last Earnings
7/27/2026
Today
8/01/2026
Record date for 9/25 Dividend
9/03/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend
9/03/2026
Dividend Payable
9/25/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Insurance
Sub-Industry
Life & Health Insurance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PFG
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:PFG
CIK
1126328
Web
N/A
Employees
11,600
Year Founded
1879

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$125.00
Low Price Target
$92.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-7.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.15
Forward P/E Ratio
11.96
P/E Growth
1.04
Net Income
$1.19 billion
Net Margins
9.93%
Pretax Margin
11.87%
Return on Equity
16.49%
Return on Assets
0.58%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.36
Current Ratio
0.28
Quick Ratio
0.27

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$15.63 billion
Price / Sales
1.56
Cash Flow
$9.77 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.64
Book Value
$56.88 per share
Price / Book
2.00

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
214,100,000
Free Float
213,571,000
Market Cap
$24.35 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
0.88

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This page (NASDAQ:PFG) was last updated on 8/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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