Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) reported quarterly earnings of $3.29 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.18 by 3.46 percent. This is a 7.87 percent increase over earnings of $3.05 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $13.41 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $14.27 billion by 6.03 percent. This is a 38.19 percent decrease over sales of $21.70 billion the same period last year.