The price-to-earnings ratio for Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU) is above average at 16.70x. 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 26, 2025 was 1.88M shares.
PRU) stock’s latest price update
Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE: PRU)’s stock price has plunge by -0.73relation to previous closing price of 106.3. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.06% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-23 that NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With caregiving responsibilities on the rise across all generations, a new study released by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) finds that paid time away from work to care for a loved one is now one of the most valued workplace benefits. As American workers continue to face the challenges of everyday financial stress, employers who do not evolve their benefits packages to offer employer-paid caregiving benefits may risk losing top talent. The second installmen.
PRU’s Market Performance
PRU’s stock has risen by 2.06% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 3.53% and a quarterly drop of -7.73%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.82% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.10% for Prudential Financial Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.94% for PRU stock, with a simple moving average of -7.65% for the last 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 1.76% 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 -19.17% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PRU starting from PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME, who purchase 1,675,978 shares at the price of $28.64 back on Jun 16 ’25. After this action, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME now owns 3,168,461 shares of Prudential Financial Inc, valued at $48,000,000 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PRU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross 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.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.59 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.47. 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 1.37for 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 mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
