Unpacking Principal Financial Stock – Key Insights

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, October 09 10:11 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company Principal Financial has moved 0.7% so far today on a volume of 142,572, compared to its average of 1,228,300. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Principal Financial trades -5.63% away from its average analyst target price of $87.25 per share. The 12 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $72.0 to $103.0, and on average have given Principal Financial a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying PFG should be aware of the facts below:

Principal Financial's current price is -2.2% below its Graham number of $84.15, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Principal Financial has moved -6.5% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.96, Principal Financial has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.6 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
PFG has a forward P/E ratio of 9.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.44 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.61 compared to its sector average of 1.78
Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide.
Based in Des Moines, the company has 19,700 full time employees and a market cap of $18.34 Billion. Principal Financial currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.6%.

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