DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ slipped 1.00% to $90.88 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.34% to 6,920.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.94% to 48,996.08.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 1.43% below its 52-week high of $92.20, which the company reached on January 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ fell 0.86% to $306.63, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 3.58% to $78.27, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ fell 0.71% to $120.45.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 213,004 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 7, 2026.
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January 07, 2026 17:06 ET (22:06 GMT)
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