Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNASDAQ:PFG Principal Financial Group (PFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $113.42 -1.23 (-1.07%) As of 02:36 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC 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$112.58▼$114.6450-Day Range$107.32▼$118.5152-Week Range$77.90▼$121.18Volume442,492 shsAverage Volume1.47 million shsMarket Capitalization$24.28 billionP/E Ratio16.09Dividend Yield2.96%Price Target$109.08Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a global financial services company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1879, the company provides retirement, investment, insurance and financial wellness solutions to individuals, businesses and institutional clients. Its offerings include employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, pension and income solutions, group benefits, life insurance and specialty benefits. Through its investment management operations, Principal also provides asset management and related services to retirement plans, institutions and individual investors. Principal Financial Group serves customers in the United States and selected international markets, including countries in Latin America and Asia. The company is led by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Houston.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Principal Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks78th Percentile Overall ScorePFG MarketRank™: Principal Financial Group scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 328th 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, 7 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 11 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 Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.21% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 16.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 16.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.30.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPrincipal Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPrincipal Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.47% 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 6.43.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Principal Financial Group has recently decreased by 5.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldPrincipal Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.93%, 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 47.73%. 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 32.28% 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 Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment1.14 News SentimentPrincipal Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Principal Financial Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for PFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% 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 -75% 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)September 5, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPrincipal Financial Group rises 7% to set a new 52-week highSeptember 3, 2026 | seekingalpha.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 28.3% and is now trading at $113.2170. How were Principal Financial Group's earnings last quarter? Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.33 by $0.17. The business earned $3.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.11 billion. Principal Financial Group had a net margin of 9.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.49%. Read the conference call transcript. 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 ExxonMobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD) and Chevron (CVX). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Record date for 9/25 Dividend9/03/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend9/03/2026Dividend Payable9/25/2026Today9/29/2026Fiscal 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 (6m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 PFG's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. PFG has been in this zone for over 6 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) 247-5111Fax302-636-5454Employees19,700Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Principal Financial Group$109.08 High Price Target$128.00 Low Price Target$92.00 Potential Upside/Downside-3.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$7.04 Trailing P/E Ratio16.09 Forward P/E Ratio11.78 P/E Growth1.04Net Income$1.19 billion Net Margins9.93% Pretax Margin11.87% Return on Equity16.49% Return on Assets0.58% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.36 Current Ratio0.28 Quick Ratio0.28 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$15.63 billion Price / Sales1.55 Cash Flow$9.67 per share Price / Cash Flow11.72 Book Value$53.49 per share Price / Book2.12Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares214,100,000Free Float211,686,000Market Cap$24.27 billion OptionableN/A Beta0.86 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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