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

Company Overview

Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a global financial services company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1879, the company provides investment management, retirement, insurance and financial wellness solutions to businesses, individuals and institutional investors.

Principal offers employer-sponsored retirement plans, including defined contribution and defined benefit programs, as well as pension risk transfer solutions. Its insurance products and services include group benefits, individual life insurance and disability insurance. Through Principal Asset Management, the company provides investment strategies and advisory services across public and private markets.

Principal serves customers primarily in the United States and also operates in selected international markets, including Latin America and Asia. The company became publicly traded in 2001 following its demutualization. Deanna Strable serves as president and chief executive officer, succeeding Dan Houston in January 2025.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $111.57 to $115.54
• 50-Day Range: $107.32 to $118.51
• 52-Week Range: $77.90 to $121.18
• Volume: 763,710 shs
• Average Volume: 1.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.18
• Dividend Yield: 2.95%
• Price Target: $108.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Principal Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Principal Financial Group scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 585th out of 835 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Principal Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Principal Financial Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Principal Financial Group has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Principal Financial Group are expected to grow by 8.21% in the coming year, from $9.62 to $10.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 16.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 16.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Principal Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Principal Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.74% of the float of Principal Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Principal Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.79, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Principal Financial Group has recently increased by 13.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Principal Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

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 47.73%. 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 32.28% next year. This indicates that Principal Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.23

News Sentiment

Principal Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Principal Financial Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for PFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Principal Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

1.13% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PFG
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PFG
• CIK: 1126328
• Web: principal.com
• Phone: (515) 247-5111
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 11,600
• Year Founded: 1879

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Principal Financial Group: $108.83
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $92.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.84
• P/E Growth: 1.05
• Net Income: $1.19 billion
• Net Margins: 9.93%
• Pretax Margin: 11.87%
• Return on Equity: 16.49%
• Return on Assets: 0.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 0.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.56
• Cash Flow: $9.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.89
• Book Value: $53.49 per share
• Price / Book: 2.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 214,100,000
• Free Float: 211,686,000
• Market Cap: $24.39 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.86