Q2 EPS Forecast for Prudential Financial Lowered by Analyst

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Prudential Financial in a report issued on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $3.23 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.42. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $3.64 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.78 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Prudential Financial from $116.00 to $113.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Prudential Financial from $126.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Prudential Financial from $122.00 to $110.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Prudential Financial from $109.00 to $108.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Prudential Financial from $119.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $121.75.

Prudential Financial Stock Performance

PRU stock traded up $0.85 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $105.16. 1,122,898 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,382,939. Prudential Financial has a twelve month low of $90.38 and a twelve month high of $130.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $105.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.07.

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.18 by $0.11. Prudential Financial had a net margin of 3.84% and a return on equity of 15.84%. The business had revenue of $13.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.76 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.12 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 38.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Prudential Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th were given a $1.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $5.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.13%. Prudential Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 85.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential bought 1,675,978 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $28.64 per share, for a total transaction of $48,000,009.92. Following the purchase, the insider owned 3,168,461 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $90,744,723.04. The trade was a 112.29% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Prudential Financial

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Prudential Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $115,878,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake 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 in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Prudential Financial by 11,280.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 867,865 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $96,923,000 after purchasing an additional 860,239 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Prudential Financial during the 1st quarter worth approximately $90,010,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Prudential Financial by 19.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,206,453 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $469,777,000 after purchasing an additional 678,028 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 56.83% of the company's stock.

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.