The stock of Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) has gone down by -0.08% for the week, with a -6.42% drop in the past month and a -2.03% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.97% for PRU. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.36% for PRU’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.47% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU) is above average at 10.50x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.29.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PRU is 355.39M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.70% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PRU on January 10, 2025 was 1.43M shares.
PRU) stock’s latest price update
Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU)’s stock price has dropped by -0.63 in relation to previous closing price of 119.18. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -0.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-02 that PRU is set to grow on solid asset-based businesses, international operations and deeper reach in pension risk transfer market.
Analysts’ Opinion of PRU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PRU stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for PRU by listing it as a “In-line.” The predicted price for PRU in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $140 based on the research report published on November 14, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PRU reach a price target of $130. The rating they have provided for PRU stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on October 09th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to PRU, setting the target price at $118 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
PRU Trading at -3.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PRU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.84%, as shares sank -3.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.07% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PRU fell by -0.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $118.85. In addition, Prudential Financial Inc saw -0.08% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PRU starting from PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC, who purchase 1,500,000 shares at the price of $10.00 back on Dec 18 ’24. After this action, PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC now owns 1,500,000 shares of Prudential Financial Inc, valued at $15,000,000 using the latest closing price.
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME, the 10% Owner of Prudential Financial Inc, purchase 71,633 shares at $27.92 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME is holding 4,851,926 shares at $2,000,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PRU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.61 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Prudential Financial Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 14.59, with 0.57 for asset returns.
Based on Prudential Financial Inc (PRU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 40.99 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.61.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
