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

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$79.24 -1.28 (-1.58%)
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About Principal Financial Group Stock (NYSE:PFG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$80.53
$81.66
50-Day Range
$73.46
$81.70
52-Week Range
$68.39
$91.98
Volume
605,447 shs
Average Volume
1.32 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.76 billion
P/E Ratio
11.86
Dividend Yield
3.84%
Price Target
$83.38
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Principal Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

PFG MarketRank™: 

Principal Financial Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 252nd out of 938 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Principal Financial Group has been the subject of 6 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 Growth

    Earnings for Principal Financial Group are expected to grow by 9.41% in the coming year, from $8.50 to $9.30 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.43.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Principal Financial Group is 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.95.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Principal Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Principal Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PFG.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Principal Financial Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • 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 65.10%. 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 32.69% 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.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PFG.
  • News Sentiment

    Principal Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.27. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Principal Financial Group this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for PFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Principal Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 1.08% 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.

  • Read more about Principal Financial Group's insider trading history.
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PFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Principal Financial Group's stock was trading at $77.41 at the start of the year. Since then, PFG shares have increased by 5.2% and is now trading at $81.4450.
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:PFG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 28th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.02. Principal Financial Group had a net margin of 9.74% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.68%.

Principal Financial Group's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, February 12th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 7.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Principal Financial Group's top institutional investors include Central Pacific Bank Trust Division. Insiders that own company stock include Wee Yee Cheong and Kenneth A Mccullum.
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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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Principal Financial Group investors own include Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/28/2025
Record date for 6/27 Dividend
6/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend
6/02/2025
Dividend Payable
6/27/2025
Today
7/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Accident & health insurance
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:PFG
Employees
19,300
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$83.38
High Stock Price Target
$99.00
Low Stock Price Target
$69.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.21
Forward P/E Ratio
9.58
P/E Growth
0.76
Net Income
$1.57 billion
Pretax Margin
11.72%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$15.77 billion
Cash Flow
$10.30 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.91
Book Value
$49.35 per share
Price / Book
1.65

Miscellaneous

Free Float
226,302,000
Market Cap
$18.26 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.99
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This page (NYSE:PFG) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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