After Hours
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Stocks Info
PRU belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Prudential Financial Inc is $42.15B. A total of 2.3 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.45M shares.
In the most recent transaction, PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC bought 1,500,000 shares of PRU for 10.00 per share on Dec 18 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 1,500,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 13 ’24, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME bought 71,633 shares at 27.92 per share. PRU shares that 10% Owner owns now total 4,851,926.
Among the insiders who bought shares, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME acquired of 537,249 shares on Nov 25 ’24 at a per-share price of $27.92. This resulted in the 10% Owner holding 4,780,293 shares of PRU after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SULLIVAN ANDREW F sold 25,685 shares at $124.10 per share on Nov 07 ’24. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 15,123.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Prudential Financial Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.39%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.49. PRU’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.33% when it declared a $1.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/19/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/20/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.86%. The PRU stock dividend was $1.30 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PRU has a high of $130.55 and a low of $100.60.
As of this writing, PRU has an earnings estimate of $3.3 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.44 per share and a lower estimate of $3.13.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 3.12.
