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

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Principal Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 sell ratings and 7 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" PFG shares.
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12 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Principal Financial Group's shares. Their PFG share price forecasts range from $65.00 to $86.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $76.54 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price.
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Principal Financial Group's stock was trading at $83.92 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PFG stock has decreased by 10.3% and is now trading at $75.31.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023.
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Principal Financial Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, October 27th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:PFG) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.13. The business earned $3.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.49 billion. Principal Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.85% and a net margin of 11.52%.
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Principal Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 6th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.64.
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Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.36%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 40.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.90% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Principal Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PFG."

Principal Financial Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.24%), State Street Corp (4.20%), Capital Research Global Investors (3.79%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.32%), Northern Trust Corp (1.62%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Deanna D Strable-Soethout, Elizabeth E Tallett, Julia M Lawler, Kenneth A Mccullum, Roberto Walker, Sandra L Helton, Timothy Mark Dunbar and Wee Yee Cheong.
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Shares of PFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of PFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.31.

Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) has a market capitalization of $18.20 billion and generates $17.49 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $4.81 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.47 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 19,300 workers across the globe.

Principal Financial Group's mailing address is 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392, United States. The official website for the company is www.principal.com. The company can be reached via phone at 515-247-5111, via email at investor-relations@principal.com, or via fax at 302-636-5454.