The price-to-earnings ratio for Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU) is above average at 16.55x. The 36-month beta value for PRU is also noteworthy at 1.05. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 13 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PRU is 353.23M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.95% of that float. The average trading volume of PRU on June 12, 2025 was 1.88M shares.
PRU) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU) has plunged by -1.40 when compared to previous closing price of 106.09, but the company has seen a 0.80% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-10 that Coincident to the June 5, 2025 annual launch of their Fortune 500, Fortune also partnered with Indiggo to measure Return On Leadership, called the ROL100. Arnold research focused on those 100 using YCharts 6/6/25 data on Dividends from 78, which hereafter are referred to as the Fortune Return on Leadership Dividend Dogs (FROLD). ReturnOnLeadership is based on four fundamental factors: Connection to Purpose, Strategic Clarity, Leadership Alignment, and Focused Action.
PRU’s Market Performance
Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) has seen a 0.80% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -2.55% decline in the past month and a -1.40% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.43% for PRU. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.08% for PRU’s stock, with a -8.96% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PRU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PRU stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for PRU by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for PRU in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $101 based on the research report published on January 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PRU reach a price target of $140, previously predicting the price at $117. The rating they have provided for PRU stocks is “In-line” according to the report published on November 14th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to PRU, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on October 09th of the previous year.
PRU Trading at 1.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PRU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.87% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PRU starting from Alziari Lucien, who proposed sale 11,250 shares at the price of $107.38 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, Alziari Lucien now owns shares of Prudential Financial Inc, valued at $1,208,000 using the latest closing price.
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME, the 10% Owner of Prudential Financial Inc, purchase 721,732 shares at $24.94 during a trade that took place back on Mar 26 ’25, which means that PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME is holding 5,656,908 shares at $18,000,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PRU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
The net margin for Prudential Financial Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 8.04, with 0.31 for asset returns.
Based on Prudential Financial Inc (PRU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.47.
Conclusion
In summary, Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
