After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Asset Management industry segment. The current market capitalization of Principal Financial Group Inc is $18.12B. A total of 1.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.42M shares.
In the most recent transaction, WEE YEE CHEONG bought 13,468 shares of PFG for 87.29 per share on Feb 27 ’25. In a previous transaction on Feb 14 ’25, WEE YEE CHEONG bought 800 shares at 87.02 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, DEANNA STRABLE-SOETHOUT acquired of 21,780 shares on Jan 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $78.84. In another insider transaction, WEE YEE CHEONG bought 18,985 shares at $87.21 per share on Nov 25 ’24.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Principal Financial Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.96, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.33.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PFG has a high of $91.97 and a low of $68.39.
As of this writing, PFG has an earnings estimate of $2.0 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.13 per share and a lower estimate of $1.88.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. PFG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $80.49B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $49.86, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $16.46B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 PFG is Buy with a score of 3.21.
