NASDAQ:PFG Principal Financial Group (PFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $112.97 -1.72 (-1.50%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$112.98 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Principal Financial Group Stock (NASDAQ:PFG) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get PFG alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$112.75▼$115.9950-Day Range$106.86▼$118.5152-Week Range$80.00▼$121.18Volume771,516 shsAverage Volume1.44 million shsMarket Capitalization$23.99 billionP/E Ratio12.55Dividend Yield3.01%Price Target$107.75Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1879 as Bankers Life Association, it later adopted the Principal name and expanded beyond its original insurance business. The company provides retirement and pension solutions, investment management, life and disability insurance, and employee benefits to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients. Its offerings include workplace retirement plans, group benefits, and investment products and services. Principal serves customers in the United States and internationally, with operations spanning markets in Latin America and Asia. Its business combines retirement and asset management services with insurance and benefits solutions.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Principal Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScorePFG MarketRank™: 3.212093509205 of 5 starsPrincipal Financial Group scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 507th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingPrincipal 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, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Principal Financial Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoveragePrincipal Financial Group has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Principal Financial Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth10.02% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Principal Financial Group are expected to grow by 10.02% in the coming year, from $9.18 to $10.10 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 12.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.55.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 12.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.91.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPrincipal Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPrincipal Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.23% of the float of Principal Financial Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPrincipal Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.46.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Principal Financial Group has recently increased by 12.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldPrincipal Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPrincipal Financial Group has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Principal Financial Group is 37.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Principal Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.66% next year. This indicates that Principal Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Principal Financial Group's dividend. News and Social Media3.8 / 5News Sentiment1.10 News SentimentPrincipal Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.10. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Principal Financial Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest6 people have searched for PFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 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 Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Principal Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.13% of the stock of Principal Financial Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.08% 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.Read more about Principal Financial Group's insider trading history. Receive PFG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Principal Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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PFG Stock News HeadlinesU.S. Business Sentiment Falls as Economic Concerns Persist, Principal Financial Well-Being Index℠ FindsNovember 11 at 12:36 PM | marketscreener.comMPrincipal Financial Group Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitorsNovember 5, 2026 | marketwatch.comI'm handing you this stock todayElon doesn't own the chip inside his Teslas or Starlink dishes. He licenses it from one little known public company. Now he's planning 1,000,000 AI satellites in orbit, and every one could pay this company a royalty. Analyst Dylan says the window to get in closes around December 8th, before new money floods into the buildout.November 12 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Principal Financial: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term InvestorsNovember 5, 2026 | fool.comPrincipal Financial Group Share Price (PFG.US)November 2, 2026 | lse.co.ukAnalysts Conflicted on These Financial Names: Capital One Financial (COF) and Principal Financial (PFG)October 29, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comPrincipal Financial Group (PFG) Q3 Earnings Power Through Asset OutflowsOctober 28, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPrincipal Financial Group Q3 Profit RisesOctober 28, 2026 | rttnews.comSee More Headlines PFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFG shares performed this year? Principal Financial Group's stock was trading at $88.21 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, PFG shares have increased by 28.1% and is now trading at $112.97. How were Principal Financial Group's earnings last quarter? Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 29th. The company reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.46 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $4.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Principal Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.51% and a net margin of 11.89%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Principal Financial Group's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Principal Financial Group include State Street Corp (4.39%), Aberdeen Group plc (1.09%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.31%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Deanna D Strable-Soethout, Wee Yee Cheong, George Djurasovic and Claudio Muruzabal. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Principal Financial Group? Shares of PFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Principal Financial Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Principal Financial Group investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), Home Depot (HD) and International Business Machines (IBM). Company Calendar Record date for 9/25 Dividend9/03/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend9/03/2026Dividend Payable9/25/2026Last Earnings10/29/2026Today11/12/2026Record date for 12/18 Dividend12/02/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/18 Dividend12/02/2026Dividend Payable12/18/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (7m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 PFG's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. PFG has been in this zone for over 7 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNASDAQ:PFG Previous SymbolNASDAQ:PFG CIK1126328 Webprincipal.com Phone(515) 247-5111Fax302-636-5454Employees11,600Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Principal Financial Group$107.75 High Price Target$125.00 Low Price Target$86.00 Potential Upside/Downside-4.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$9.00 Trailing P/E Ratio12.55 Forward P/E Ratio11.19 P/E Growth1.33Net Income$1.19 billion Net Margins11.89% Pretax Margin14.75% Return on Equity16.51% Return on Assets0.58% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.37 Current Ratio0.28 Quick Ratio0.28 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$16.63 billion Price / Sales1.44 Cash Flow$9.53 per share Price / Cash Flow11.85 Book Value$55.80 per share Price / Book2.02Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares212,376,000Free Float209,976,000Market Cap$23.99 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.87 Social Links 7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. 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