Prudential Public (PUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Prudential plc (NYSE: PUK) is an international insurance and financial services company headquartered in London. The company focuses on serving customers in Asia and Africa, providing financial protection and long-term savings solutions through its insurance and asset management businesses.

Its principal products and services include life insurance, health and medical coverage, savings and investment products, retirement planning, and wealth management. Prudential distributes its offerings through agency networks, bancassurance partnerships, brokers, and digital channels, serving individuals, families, and businesses.

Founded in 1848, Prudential has developed a substantial presence across markets including Hong Kong, mainland China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, and selected African countries. The modern Prudential group is separate from Prudential Financial in the United States and has focused on its Asia and Africa operations following the demerger of its U.K. business in 2019 and Jackson Financial in 2021. Anil Wadhwani serves as chief executive officer, and Shriti Vadera serves as chair.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.34 to $24.62
• 50-Day Range: $24.56 to $30.99
• 52-Week Range: $24.25 to $34.03
• Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 999,347 shs
• Market Capitalization: $30.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.38%
• Price Target: $39.30
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Prudential Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Prudential Public scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 226th out of 839 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Prudential Public has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Prudential Public has a consensus price target of $39.30, representing about 60.0% upside from its current price of $24.56.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Prudential Public has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Prudential Public are expected to grow by 17.52% in the coming year, from $2.34 to $2.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Prudential Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.74. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Prudential Public has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.06% of the float of Prudential Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Prudential Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Prudential Public has recently increased by 17.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Prudential Public pays a meaningful dividend of 1.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Prudential Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Prudential Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.36% next year. This indicates that Prudential Public will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.47

News Sentiment

Prudential Public has a news sentiment score of -0.47. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Prudential Public this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for PUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.07% of the stock of Prudential Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.90% of the stock of Prudential Public is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Record date for 10/22 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/22 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PUK
• CIK: 1116578
• Web: www.prudentialplc.com
• Phone: 442072207588
• Fax: 44-20-7548-3725
• Employees: 15,338
• Year Founded: 1848

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Prudential Public: $39.30
• High Price Target: $39.30
• Low Price Target: $39.30
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.49
• P/E Growth: 0.74
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 0.03
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $2.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.95
• Book Value: $16.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,248,170,000
• Free Float: 1,247,292,000
• Market Cap: $30.65 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69