Briefing From The Editor -- PUK Stock

By Ken Smith • Thursday, November 30 19:07 • Permanent Link

Prudential Public logged a 0.7% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $21.93 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. PUK's trading volume is 835,134 compared to the stock's average volume of 658,568.

The one analyst following Prudential Public has given it a rating of buy and a target price of $29.8 per share. Now, the company is currently trading -26.41% away from its target price.

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

Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.52, Prudential Public has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
PUK has a forward P/E ratio of 5.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.73 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.5 compared to its sector average of 1.57
Prudential plc, through its subsidiaries, provides life and health insurance, and retirement and asset management solutions to individuals in Asia, and Africa.
Based in London, the company has 14,671 full time employees and a market cap of $31.03 Billion. Prudential Public currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.9%.

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