Prudential Financial (PRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$106.86 +0.33 (+0.31%)
Closing price 06/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$107.59 +0.73 (+0.68%)
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About Prudential Financial Stock (NYSE:PRU)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$106.47
$108.00
50-Day Range
$94.31
$109.19
52-Week Range
$91.89
$119.76
Volume
3.56 million shs
Average Volume
1.76 million shs
Market Capitalization
$37.08 billion
P/E Ratio
10.99
Dividend Yield
5.24%
Price Target
$101.50
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Prudential Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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57th Percentile Overall Score

PRU MarketRank™: 

Prudential Financial scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 549th out of 876 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 Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Prudential Financial has a consensus price target of $101.50, representing about 5.0% downside from its current price of $106.86.

  • 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.

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

    Earnings for Prudential Financial are expected to grow by 5.84% in the coming year, from $13.86 to $14.67 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 10.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 10.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.16.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Prudential Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.94. 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 1.14. 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

    3.56% 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 6.95.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Prudential Financial has recently increased by 1.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Prudential Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.23%, 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 38.17% next year. This indicates that Prudential Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Prudential Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Prudential Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Prudential Financial this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 23 people have searched for PRU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -49% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    15 people have added Prudential Financial 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, 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.

  • 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 $112.88 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PRU shares have decreased by 5.3% and is now trading at $106.8610.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The financial services provider reported $3.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.09 by $0.52. The financial services provider earned $15.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.10 billion. Prudential Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.33% and a net margin of 5.83%.
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Prudential Financial subsidiaries include Green Harvest Asset Management LLC, Montana Capital Partners, ASSURANCE, Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad, AIG Edison, AIG Star, Yamato Life, and more.

Prudential Financial's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.08%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.57%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.55%). Insiders that own company stock include Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential, Pgim Strategic Investments, In, Robert Falzon, Charles F Lowrey, Kenneth Tanji, Andrew F Sullivan, Caroline Feeney, Ann M Kappler, Timothy L Schmidt, Robert Axel, Jacques Chappuis and Thomas D Stoddard.
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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

Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Record date for 6/11 Dividend
5/26/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend
5/26/2026
Dividend Payable
6/11/2026
Today
6/19/2026
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
Employees
36,824
Year Founded
1875

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$127.00
Low Price Target
$87.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-5.0%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.69
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.72
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.99
Forward P/E Ratio
7.71
P/E Growth
1.94
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
$57.68 billion
Price / Sales
0.64
Cash Flow
$15.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.08
Book Value
$93.68 per share
Price / Book
1.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
347,000,000
Free Float
346,827,000
Market Cap
$37.08 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.86

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This page (NYSE:PRU) was last updated on 6/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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