Prudential Financial Company Profile (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PRU."

Prudential Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share on Thursday, June 15th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 19th. View Prudential Financial's Dividend History.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company reported $2.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.64 by $0.15. The business earned $13.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.75 billion. Prudential Financial had a net margin of 7.78% and a return on equity of 8.52%. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.18 earnings per share. View Prudential Financial's Earnings History.

Prudential Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 2nd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Prudential Financial.

13 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Prudential Financial's stock. Their predictions range from $93.00 to $129.00. On average, they anticipate Prudential Financial's share price to reach $111.18 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Prudential Financial.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Prudential Financial stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Prudential Financial remains well poised for growth on the back of its high performing asset management business, widespread international operations and deeper reach in the pension risk transfer market. It strives to build its leadership position in the pension risk transfer market, having great potential. Expanded international presence provides it with better organic growth opportunities than peers. Also, a strong balance sheet and efficient capital management are tailwinds. It now expects ROE between 12% and 13% in the near to intermediate-term. However, exposure to low interest rates, unfavorable currency impact and regulatory control remain headwinds. Also, shares of Prudential Financial underperformed the Zacks categorized Multi line insurance industry, year to date. With respect to quarterly results, Prudential Financial’s first-quarter 2017 earnings beat our expectations and also improved year over year." (6/14/2017)
• 2. Wells Fargo & Company analysts commented, "We expect a modestly favorable reaction to Q1 earnings in PRU shares." (5/4/2017)

Some companies that are related to Prudential Financial include Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK), MetLife (MET), Manulife Financial Corp (MFC), Aflac Incorporated (AFL), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Aviva plc (AV), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), Aegon NV (AEG), Unum Group (UNM), Athene Holding (ATH), Standard Life Plc (SL), Voya Financial (VOYA), StanCorp Financial Group (SFG), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Symetra Financial (SYA), Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) and Just Group PLC (JUST).

Prudential Financial's management team includes the folowing people:

• John R. Strangfeld Jr., Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• Mark B. Grier, Vice Chairman of the Board
• Robert M. Falzon, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Charles F. Lowrey, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - International Businesses
• Lucien Alziari, Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President
• Timothy Patrick Harris, Executive Vice President, General Counsel
• Stephen Pelletier, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - U.S. Businesses
• Scott G. Sleyster, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
• Barbara G. Koster, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Nicholas C. Silitch, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer

Prudential Financial's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.34%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.28%), APG Asset Management N.V. (0.23%), Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (0.20%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.17%) and Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.15%). Company insiders that own Prudential Financial stock include Barbara Koster, Charles F Lowrey, Douglas A Scovanner, George Paz, John R Strangfeld Jr, John R Strangfeld, Jr, Michael Todman, Robert Falzon, Scott Sleyster, Sharon C Taylor, Stephen Pelletier and Timothy P Harris. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Prudential Financial.

Prudential Financial's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barometer Capital Management Inc., Viking Fund Management LLC, Strs Ohio, Huntington National Bank, Exxonmobil Investment Management Inc. TX, Capital Management Corp VA, First American Trust FSB and Abner Herrman & Brock LLC. Company insiders that have sold Prudential Financial stock in the last year include Barbara Koster, Charles F Lowrey, John R Strangfeld Jr, Robert Falzon, Scott Sleyster, Sharon C Taylor, Stephen Pelletier and Timothy P Harris. View Insider Buying and Selling for Prudential Financial.

Prudential Financial's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Acadian Asset Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Hexavest Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. and Highland Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Prudential Financial stock in the last two years include Douglas A Scovanner, George Paz and Michael Todman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Prudential Financial.

Shares of Prudential Financial can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Prudential Financial stock can currently be purchased for approximately $112.19.