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

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$80.17 -0.74 (-0.91%)
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About Principal Financial Group Stock (NYSE:PFG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$79.68
$80.58
50-Day Range
$75.60
$84.26
52-Week Range
$68.39
$91.97
Volume
334,638 shs
Average Volume
1.35 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.86 billion
P/E Ratio
12.01
Dividend Yield
3.89%
Price Target
$88.60
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Principal Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

PFG MarketRank™: 

Principal Financial Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 338th out of 945 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 Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.90, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Principal Financial Group has a consensus price target of $88.60, representing about 10.5% upside from its current price of $80.17.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Principal Financial Group has been the subject of 7 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 9.41% in the coming year, from $8.50 to $9.30 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.14.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.90.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Principal Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Principal Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PFG.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Principal Financial Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • 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 62.78%. 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 33.55% 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.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PFG.
  • News Sentiment

    Principal Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Principal Financial Group this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for PFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Principal Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.08% 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 $77.41 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PFG stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $80.1650.

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:PFG) released its earnings results on Monday, July, 28th. The company reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.19. Principal Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 9.74%.

Principal Financial Group's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, February 12th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 7.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Principal Financial Group's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.31%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.11%), Swedbank AB (0.09%) and Goelzer Investment Management Inc. (0.05%).
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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 Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/28/2025
Record date for 9/26 Dividend
9/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend
9/04/2025
Dividend Payable
9/26/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Accident & health insurance
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:PFG
CIK
1126328
Employees
19,300
Year Founded
1879

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$101.00
Low Price Target
$73.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.5%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.90
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.97
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.11
Forward P/E Ratio
9.52
P/E Growth
0.76
Net Income
$1.57 billion
Net Margins
9.74%
Pretax Margin
11.72%
Return on Equity
14.68%
Return on Assets
0.52%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.36
Current Ratio
0.29
Quick Ratio
0.30

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$15.13 billion
Price / Sales
1.19
Cash Flow
$10.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.91
Book Value
$49.35 per share
Price / Book
1.64

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
222,768,000
Free Float
226,302,000
Market Cap
$18.02 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NYSE:PFG) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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