DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ advanced 1.14% to $88.72 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,591.90 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.66% to 46,429.49.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 9.36% short of its 52-week high of $97.88, which the company reached on February 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ fell 0.74% to $323.21, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 0.72% to $70.39, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ rose 0.08% to $117.99.
Trading volume (896,910) remained 969,410 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 25, 2026.
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March 25, 2026 17:08 ET (21:08 GMT)
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