Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)

US — Financial Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol PFG
  • Rev/Share 70.099
  • Book/Share 51.5398
  • PB 1.5438
  • Debt/Equity 0.3878
  • CurrentRatio 0.2124
  • ROIC -0.1289

 

  • MktCap 17255981270.0
  • FreeCF/Share 21.9032
  • PFCF 3.5019
  • PE 15.936
  • Debt/Assets 0.0139
  • DivYield 0.0477
  • ROE 0.0976

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Initiation PFG BMO Capital Markets -- Market Perform -- $93 Jan. 23, 2025
Upgrade PFG JP Morgan Neutral Overweight $95 $92 Jan. 7, 2025
Upgrade PFG Piper Sandler Neutral Overweight -- $90 Dec. 18, 2024
Downgrade PFG Wells Fargo Equal Weight Underweight $84 $75 Dec. 11, 2024
Downgrade PFG Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Underweight $86 $80 Dec. 5, 2024
Initiation PFG Barclays -- Underweight -- $74 Sept. 5, 2024

News

5 Upcoming Dividend Increases Including A Dividend King
LSTR, MOS, PEP, PFG, QCOM, SCHD
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

I spotlight five companies with recent dividend increases, averaging a 5.4% hike and a 22-year growth streak, led by PepsiCo's 53-year record. My methodology combines U.S. Dividend Champions data and NASDAQ dividend updates, focusing on companies with at least five years of dividend growth. Despite strong dividend histories, none of these companies currently meet my high standards for portfolio inclusion, as I seek significant outperformance over SCHD.

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PFG Outperforms Industry YTD, Trades Above 50-Day SMA: What's Next?
PFG
Published: May 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Principal Financial gains from strong segment growth, a robust global retirement and long-term savings business, solid capital strength and rising dividends.

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Deriva Energy Completes Financing for Two Established Projects
PFG
Published: May 19, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Deriva Energy, LLC, a leader in clean power generation, operations and development, today announced that it has completed a $127 million debt financing for a portfolio of two operating energy assets.

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5 Stocks to Watch From the Prospering Multiline Insurance Industry
AIG, AIZ, EG, MET, PFG
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Better pricing, product redesigns, technological advancements and improving inflation are expected to aid multiline insurers like MET, AIG, PFG, EG and AIZ.

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Principal Financial Group: Not Much Value For Long-Term Investors
PFG
Published: May 14, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Principal Financial Group offers solid business diversification and global reach but lacks a clear competitive advantage over peers in any segment. PFG valuation appears fair, with shares trading near historical averages and limited upside potential given current growth and profitability levels. The dividend yield of 3.7% is attractive and supported by strong cash flow and capital returns, but overall return prospects remain modest.

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Principal Financial (PFG) Could Be a Great Choice
PFG
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Principal Financial (PFG) have what it takes?

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Will Principal Financial Pull Off a Surprise in Q1 Earnings?
PFG
Published: April 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

PFG's Q1 results are likely to reflect higher average AUM, increased average invested assets in fixed maturities and higher sales of single premium group annuities.

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Principal Financial (PFG) Could Be a Great Choice
PFG
Published: April 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Principal Financial (PFG) have what it takes?

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Are You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock?
PFG
Published: March 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Principal Financial (PFG) have what it takes?

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Principal Financial (PFG) Could Be a Great Choice
PFG
Published: February 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Principal Financial (PFG) have what it takes?

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About Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)

  • IPO Date 2001-10-23
  • Website https://www.principal.com
  • Industry Insurance - Diversified
  • CEO Ms. Deanna Dawnette Strable-Soethout
  • Employees 19700

Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Global Investors, Principal International, and U.S. Insurance Solutions segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides a portfolio of asset accumulation products and services for retirement savings and income. It offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, and bank products. The Principal Global Investors segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as asset allocation, stable value management, and other structured investment strategies. The Principal International segment offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, India, and Southeast Asia. The U.S. Insurance Solutions segment provides specialty benefits, such as group dental and vision insurance, group life insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products in the United States. It also offers insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as executives. Principal Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.