DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ rallied 1.49% to $117.67 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.17% to 7,650.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.18% to 51,682.64.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 2.90% below its 52-week high of $121.18, which the company achieved on September 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) fell 0.37% to $340.64, MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 0.32% to $97.04, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) rose 0.50% to $153.79.
Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 18, 2026.