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title: "Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) shares fell 1.23% to $101.14 on Tuesday, underperforming compared to competitors like Chubb Ltd. and MetLife Inc. The S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average also declined by 0.67% and 0.65%, respectively. PFG closed 1.81% below its 52-week high of $103.00 reached on May 6th, with trading volume at 1.0 million, below the 50-day average of 1.5 million."
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# Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) slipped 1.23% to $101.14 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.

Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 1.81% short of its 52-week high of $103.00, which the company reached on May 6th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) fell 0.06% to $330.13, MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 0.42% to $81.07, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK) fell 0.19% to $136.32.

Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 429,635 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.

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