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PFG
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
Financials · Life & Health Insurance
$85.94
-0.70%
Vol: 0.1M
Araverus Market Read
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Quarterly dividend increase and strong capital deployment reaffirm 2026 EPS growth targets of 9-12%
Principal Financial closed at $86.19 yesterday with modest pre-market trading around $85.80. Q4 2025 results showed 12% non-GAAP EPS growth (excluding variances), AUM of $781B (up 10%), and Q1 2026 dividend raised to $0.80. The company targets 9-12% annual non-GAAP EPS growth for 2026 with $1.5-1.8B capital deployment including $0.8-1.1B buybacks.
Price 50d 200d
Previous Market Reads
2 of 2 days↓
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| VVISA | $299.88 | +0.29% | -6.2% | 20.6x | 0.79 | $577.9B |
| MAMASTERCARD | $491.83 | +0.69% | -5.9% | 21.7x | 0.84 | $438.3B |
| BACBANK | $47.00 | +0.36% | -10.4% | 9.5x | 1.26 | $343.3B |
| MSMORGAN | $158.58 | -0.22% | -7.6% | 12.9x | 1.21 | $251.8B |
| GSGOLDMAN | $810.12 | +0.58% | -11.2% | 12.4x | 1.34 | $242.8B |
| WFCWELLS | $76.28 | +0.12% | -12.6% | 9.6x | 1.07 | $239.8B |
| AXPAMERICAN | $295.36 | +0.33% | -14.4% | 14.6x | 1.15 | $203.2B |
Fundamentals
Market Cap$18.9B
P/E (TTM)16.4
Forward P/E8.4
Beta0.88
Div Yield361.00%
Prev Close$86.55
RSI (14-Day)
17Oversold
0305070100
52-Week Range
$68.39$85.94$97.88
From High-12.2%
From Low+25.7%
Moving Averages
50d SMA
$91.32-5.9%
200d SMA
$82.84+3.7%
Price between 50d and 200d. Testing 50d support.
Returns
1W
-0.3%
1M
-6.2%
3M
-3.2%
6M
+8.3%
1Y
+7.2%
YTD
-3.0%
Volume
Today82K
20d Avg1.8M
Ratio0.05x