Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: PFG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.64x compared to its average ratio. PFG has 36-month beta value of 1.02. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for PFG is 223.93M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.78% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PFG on March 20, 2025 was 1.48M shares.
PFG) stock’s latest price update
Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: PFG)’s stock price has increased by 1.41 compared to its previous closing price of 83.24. However, the company has seen a 2.90% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-17 that Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Principal Financial (PFG) have what it takes?
PFG’s Market Performance
PFG’s stock has risen by 2.90% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -2.53% and a quarterly rise of 6.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.34% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.18% for Principal Financial Group Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.75% for PFG stock, with a simple moving average of 2.56% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PFG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PFG stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for PFG by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for PFG in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $93 based on the research report published on January 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PFG reach a price target of $92, previously predicting the price at $95. The rating they have provided for PFG stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 07th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to PFG, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
PFG Trading at 1.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PFG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.34%, as shares sank -2.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.34% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PFG rose by +2.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $85.04. In addition, Principal Financial Group Inc saw 9.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PFG starting from WEE YEE CHEONG, who proposed sale 13,468 shares at the price of $87.29 back on Feb 27 ’25. After this action, WEE YEE CHEONG now owns shares of Principal Financial Group Inc, valued at $1,175,597 using the latest closing price.
WEE YEE CHEONG, the Officer of Principal Financial Group Inc, proposed sale 800 shares at $87.02 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that WEE YEE CHEONG is holding shares at $69,612 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PFG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Principal Financial Group Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 14.28, with 0.54 for asset returns.
Based on Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.12.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.42.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
