DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ slipped 1.33% to $92.26 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.33% to 6,740.02 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.95% to 47,501.55.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 5.74% short of its 52-week high of $97.88, which the company reached on February 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ fell 1.34% to $328.00, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.52% to $71.83, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ fell 1.27% to $115.23.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 54,864 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 6, 2026.
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March 06, 2026 17:07 ET (22:07 GMT)
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