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Prudential Financial Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Prudential Financial Inc is $46.26B. A total of 0.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.49M shares.
In the most recent transaction, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME bought 537,249 shares of PRU for 27.92 per share on Nov 25 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 4,780,293 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 07 ’24, SULLIVAN ANDREW F sold 25,685 shares at 124.10 per share. PRU shares that Executive Vice President owns now total 15,123.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Lowrey Charles F disposed of 95,814 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $124.52. This resulted in the Chief Executive Officer holding 170,081 shares of PRU after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Lowrey Charles F sold 89,839 shares at $128.18 per share on Nov 06 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 172,426.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Prudential Financial Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.01%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.48. PRU’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/19/2024 when it declared a $1.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/12/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/12/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/20/2024. The PRU stock dividend was $1.30 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PRU has a high of $129.69 and a low of $94.92.
As of this writing, PRU has an earnings estimate of $3.36 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.51 per share and a lower estimate of $3.31. The company reported an EPS of $2.58 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. PRU’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $391.93B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $85.45, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $62.61B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PRU is Buy with a score of 3.22.
