DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ shed 2.30% to $107.24 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.59% to 7,811.54 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.83% to 51,654.95.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 11.50% below its 52-week high of $121.18, which the company reached on September 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) fell 0.75% to $341.20, MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 0.14% to $98.33, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) fell 0.63% to $142.71.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 196,541 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 9, 2026.