Don't Take a Position in Prudential Financial Stocks Without Knowing Its Fundamentals!

By Ken Smith • Thursday, May 18 12:20 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company Prudential Financial has moved -0.1% so far today on a volume of 719,279, compared to its average of 2,711,559. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Prudential Financial trades -11.33% away from its average analyst target price of $91.36 per share. The 14 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $68.0 to $108.0, and on average have given Prudential Financial a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in PRU, you'll want to know the following:

Prudential Financial's current price is -32.6% below its Graham number of $120.16, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Prudential Financial has moved -18.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 6.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.31, Prudential Financial has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 61.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
PRU has a forward P/E ratio of 6.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $13.11 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.24 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Prudential Financial is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.94 compared to its sector average of 1.57
Prudential Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally.
Based in Newark, the company has 39,583 full time employees and a market cap of $29.57 Billion. Prudential Financial currently returns an annual dividend yield of 6.0%.

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