DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ advanced 2.46% to $91.21 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.53% to 6,926.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 49,149.63.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 1.41% short of its 52-week high of $92.51, which the company achieved on January 8th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ rose 0.11% to $301.01, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 2.04% to $78.65, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ rose 1.35% to $124.59.
Trading volume (1.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 14, 2026.
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January 14, 2026 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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