Prudential Financial (PRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a global financial services company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Founded in 1875 as The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society, the company has grown from a life insurance provider into a diversified business offering insurance, retirement, investment management and related financial services.

Through its U.S. businesses, Prudential provides individual life insurance and annuities, workplace retirement plans, pension risk transfer solutions, group life and disability insurance, and other benefits and financial wellness products. Its investment management business, PGIM, serves institutional and individual investors with a range of public and private market strategies, including fixed income, equities, real estate and alternatives.

Prudential also operates internationally, with insurance, retirement and investment-related activities serving customers and institutions in markets that include Japan and selected locations in Asia, Latin America and other regions. The company serves individuals, employers, institutional investors and financial professionals through a combination of direct, workplace and intermediary distribution channels.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $115.32 to $119.62
• 50-Day Range: $112.74 to $125.05
• 52-Week Range: $91.89 to $127.72
• Volume: 2.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $40.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.60
• Dividend Yield: 4.78%
• Price Target: $109.31
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Prudential Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Prudential Financial scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 450th out of 851 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Prudential Financial has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 10 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Prudential Financial has a consensus price target of $109.31, representing about 6.6% downside from its current price of $117.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Prudential Financial are expected to grow by 2.89% in the coming year, from $14.51 to $14.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 10.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Prudential Financial is 10.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Prudential Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Prudential Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.93% of the float of Prudential Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Prudential Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.37.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Prudential Financial has recently increased by 6.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Prudential Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.69%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Prudential Financial has been increasing its dividend for 18 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Prudential Financial is 50.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Prudential Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.51% next year. This indicates that Prudential Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Prudential Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Prudential Financial this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for PRU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -76% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Prudential Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Prudential Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,271,540.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of Prudential Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.83% of the stock of Prudential Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PRU
• CIK: 1137774
• Web: www.prudential.com
• Phone: (973) 802-6000
• Fax: 973-802-7277
• Employees: 36,824
• Year Founded: 1875

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Prudential Financial: $109.31
• High Price Target: $131.00
• Low Price Target: $87.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.07
• P/E Growth: 1.8
• Net Income: $3.58 billion
• Net Margins: 6.51%
• Pretax Margin: 8.16%
• Return on Equity: 16.68%
• Return on Assets: 0.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 0.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.70
• Cash Flow: $14.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.91
• Book Value: $93.68 per share
• Price / Book: 1.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 345,000,000
• Free Float: 344,828,000
• Market Cap: $40.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83