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title: "Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) fell 2.28% to $86.19 on Thursday, marking the fifth consecutive day of losses. The stock is now 11.94% below its 52-week high of $97.88. In comparison, competitors like Chubb Ltd. rose 2.11%, while MetLife Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. experienced minor fluctuations. The overall market was down, with the S&P 500 Index dropping 1.52% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.56%. Trading volume was below average at 1.4 million shares."
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# Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) shed 2.28% to $86.19 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.52% to 6,672.62 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.56% to 46,677.85.

This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.

Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 11.94% short of its 52-week high of $97.88, which the company reached on February 6th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) rose 2.11% to $329.56, MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 1.67% to $68.79, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK) remained unchanged.

Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 250,023 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 12, 2026.

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