Q2 EPS Forecast for Prudential Financial Reduced by Analyst

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Prudential Financial in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $3.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.57. The consensus estimate for Prudential Financial's current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prudential Financial's Q3 2026 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.67 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.77 EPS.

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.18 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $13.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.76 billion. Prudential Financial had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 4.01%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 38.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.12 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Barclays reduced their price objective on Prudential Financial from $134.00 to $106.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Prudential Financial from $108.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Prudential Financial from $120.00 to $117.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Prudential Financial from $108.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Prudential Financial from $110.00 to $109.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $120.15.

Prudential Financial Price Performance

NYSE PRU traded down $0.58 during trading on Monday, reaching $103.75. The company's stock had a trading volume of 51,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,627,690. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.73 billion, a PE ratio of 13.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $103.69 and a 200 day moving average of $112.85. Prudential Financial has a one year low of $90.38 and a one year high of $130.55.

Institutional Trading of Prudential Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PRU. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Prudential Financial by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 41,850,558 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $4,960,547,000 after acquiring an additional 220,671 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Prudential Financial by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,856,360 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,050,635,000 after purchasing an additional 193,681 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Prudential Financial by 23.7% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,686,690 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $555,513,000 after purchasing an additional 897,916 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Prudential Financial by 2.7% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,440,003 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $495,859,000 after acquiring an additional 116,079 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Prudential Financial by 19.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,206,453 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $469,777,000 after acquiring an additional 678,028 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 56.83% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Prudential Financial

In other news, EVP Andrew F. Sullivan sold 6,000 shares of Prudential Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.98, for a total value of $635,880.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 27,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,869,090.56. This trade represents a 18.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential purchased 87,047 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $28.72 per share, for a total transaction of $2,499,989.84. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 87,047 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,499,989.84. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Prudential Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be given a $1.35 dividend. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Prudential Financial's payout ratio is 85.58%.

Prudential Financial Company Profile

Prudential Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through PGIM, Retirement Strategies, Group Insurance, Individual Life, and International Businesses segments.