DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ rose 1.59% to $77.55 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 5,631.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.70% to 41,113.97.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 15.68% short of its 52-week high of $91.98, which the company achieved on October 17th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ rose 0.49% to $290.43, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 0.42% to $76.74, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ rose 1.25% to $83.95.
Trading volume (1.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2025.
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