DJ Prudential Financial Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ rose 1.03% to $104.33 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
Prudential Financial Inc. closed 12.88% below its 52-week high of $119.76, which the company achieved on January 8th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Aegon Ltd. ADR $(AEG)$ rose 0.65% to $7.80, Genworth Financial Inc. $(GNW)$ fell 1.56% to $8.86, and Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ rose 0.65% to $41.84.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 292,209 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 16:56 ET (21:56 GMT)
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