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# Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) rallied 1.02% to $114.93 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.65% to 7,798.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.13% to 53,839.99.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 1.44% below its 52-week high of $116.61, which the company achieved on August 6th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) rose 0.34% to $344.50, MetLife Inc. (MET) rose 0.84% to $97.47, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) fell 0.42% to $162.25.

Trading volume (564,891) remained 917,929 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 13, 2026.

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