Prudential Public (PUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Prudential Public (NYSE: PUK) is the New York listing for Prudential plc, a London‑headquartered international life insurance and financial services group. The company provides a range of long‑term savings, retirement and protection products designed for individual and institutional customers. Its core offerings include life insurance, pensions and annuities, group protection, and wealth and asset management services delivered through both proprietary and third‑party distribution channels.

Prudential operates across multiple regions, with significant focus on fast‑growing markets in Asia and Africa alongside its established businesses in Europe and other international markets. The firm combines risk management and investment capabilities to design retirement income solutions, unit‑linked investment products, and other savings vehicles tailored to local regulatory and market conditions. It also offers asset management services that serve both retail clients and institutional investors.

The company traces its origins to a long history in the insurance industry and is headquartered in London. Prudential plc’s securities trade on international exchanges, with the PUK ticker representing its ADR presence in the United States. Leadership and strategic priorities have emphasized expanding protection and retirement solutions in high‑growth markets while leveraging investment management expertise to support long‑term client outcomes.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.00 to $28.20
• 50-Day Range: $26.28 to $30.99
• 52-Week Range: $24.61 to $34.03
• Volume: 525,704 shs
• Average Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Prudential Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Prudential Public scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 507th out of 840 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: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Prudential Public has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Prudential Public has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Prudential Public are expected to grow by 15.50% in the coming year, from $2.00 to $2.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Prudential Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.84. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Prudential Public has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.05% of the float of Prudential Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Prudential Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Prudential Public has recently decreased by 20.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Prudential Public pays a meaningful dividend of 2.60%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Prudential Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Prudential Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.17% next year. This indicates that Prudential Public will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.29

News Sentiment

Prudential Public has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Prudential Public this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Prudential Public insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.07% of the stock of Prudential Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.90% of the stock of Prudential Public is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/13/2019
• Today: 8/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/26/2026
• 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:PUK
• CIK: 1116578
• Web: www.prudential.co.uk
• Phone: 442072207588
• Fax: 44-20-7548-3725
• Employees: 15,338
• Year Founded: 1848

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.06
• P/E Growth: 0.84
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 0.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.27
• Cash Flow: $2.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.41
• Book Value: $16.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,252,080,000
• Free Float: 1,251,207,000
• Market Cap: $35.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72