Prudential plc ADR (PUK) Stock: Evaluating the Annual Growth

In the past week, PUK stock has gone up by 7.02%, with a monthly gain of 2.71% and a quarterly plunge of -5.94%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.63%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.60% for Prudential plc ADR The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.12% for PUK’s stock, with a -8.12% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in Prudential plc ADR (NYSE: PUK) Right Now?

Prudential plc ADR (NYSE: PUK) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 25.43x compared to its average ratio. PUK has 36-month beta value of 1.20. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The average trading volume of PUK on January 23, 2025 was 1.09M shares.

PUK) stock’s latest price update

Prudential plc ADR (NYSE: PUK)’s stock price has increased by 0.85 compared to its previous closing price of 15.95. However, the company has seen a 7.02% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-22 that NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) announced today an agreement to reinsure a portion of its recently originated Japanese whole life policies with a subsidiary of Prismic Life (Prismic), a Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company sponsored by Prudential and Warburg Pincus and supported by a group of global investors. Under the terms of the agreement, Prismic will reinsure approximately $7 billion of reserves backing USD-denominated Japanese whole lif.

PUK Trading at 0.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought PUK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.12% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.60%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.63%, as shares surge +1.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.07% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, PUK rose by +6.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.60. In addition, Prudential plc ADR saw 0.91% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Stock Fundamentals for PUK

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 1.0 for the present operating margin
  • 1.0 for the gross margin

The net margin for Prudential plc ADR stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 5.23, with 0.51 for asset returns.

Based on Prudential plc ADR (PUK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 128.27.

When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.00.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Prudential plc ADR (PUK) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.

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