DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ slid 1.02% to $91.21 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.03% to 6,915.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.58% to 49,098.71.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 1.60% below its 52-week high of $92.69, which the company achieved on January 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ fell 0.00% to $300.91, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.44% to $75.81, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ fell 1.70% to $117.61.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 23, 2026.
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January 23, 2026 17:06 ET (22:06 GMT)
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