Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Asset Management
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $110.87 — A.R:R is negative (-1.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (0.4% away).
Principal Financial Group offers retirement, asset management, and workplace benefits across three segments, with $1,814.6B in assets under administration and $781.0B in AUM as of December 31, 2025. Revenue comes from asset management fees, insurance premiums, and spread income;... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $110.87 — A.R:R is negative (-1.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (0.4% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-13Recent Developments — Principal Financial Group Inc
Latest news
- NEWS Paychex, Inc. $PAYX Stock Holdings Decreased by PFG Advisors - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS PFG Advisors Lowers Stock Holdings in Analog Devices, Inc. $ADI - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS PFG Advisors Sells 11,759 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Sells 40,851 Shares of Principal Financial Group, Inc. $PFG - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Principal Financial Group Inc expected to post earnings of $2.00 a share - Earnings Preview - TradingView — TradingView neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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- MEDIUMGeographicCalifornia commercial mortgage loans10-K Item 1A: 'Regional concentration of our commercial mortgage loan portfolio in California may subject us to losses attributable to economic downturns or catastrophes in that state.'
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -4.5% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $110.87 — A.R:R is negative (-1.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (0.4% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $107.30. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $109.28 (-1.7% upside). Prior stop was $107.30. Stop-loss: $107.30.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.4% away); Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Principal Financial Group Inc trades at a P/E of 15.9 (forward 10.9). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover PFG with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $102.
What does Principal Financial Group Inc do?Principal Financial Group offers retirement, asset management, and workplace benefits across three segments, with...
Principal Financial Group offers retirement, asset management, and workplace benefits across three segments, with $1,814.6B in assets under administration and $781.0B in AUM as of December 31, 2025. Revenue comes from asset management fees, insurance premiums, and spread income; the company serves businesses, individuals, and institutional investors in the US and select international markets.