DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ rose 1.08% to $103.92 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.17% to 7,445.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 50,285.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Principal Financial Group Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $103.20, which the company achieved on May 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ rose 0.57% to $330.26, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 2.17% to $84.30, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BNY)$ rose 1.33% to $138.98.
Trading volume (906,031) remained 524,190 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2026.
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