--- title: "Wells Fargo Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Prudential Financial (PRU)" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296328844.md" description: "Wells Fargo analyst Wesley Carmichael maintained a Sell rating on Prudential Financial (PRU) with an $110 price target, despite shares closing at $124.54. The stock holds a consensus Hold rating with an average target of $113.34. Barclays also maintains a Sell rating with a lower $92 target." datetime: "2026-08-19T08:55:59.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296328844.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296328844.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296328844.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Wells Fargo Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Prudential Financial (PRU) Wells Fargo analyst Wesley Carmichael maintained a Sell rating on Prudential Financial yesterday and set a price target of $110.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $124.54. ### Summer Sale - Claim 70% Off TipRanks - Unlock powerful investing tools with TipRanks Premium to make smarter, more confident investment decisions - Subscribe to TipRanks Smart Investor Newsletter, and discover new investing opportunities with data-backed stock picks Carmichael covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Prudential Financial, Voya Financial, and Unum Group. According to TipRanks, Carmichael has an average return of 17.7% and a 75.00% success rate on recommended stocks. Prudential Financial has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $113.34, which is a -8.99% downside from current levels. In a report released on August 5, Barclays also maintained a Sell rating on the stock with a $92.00 price target. ### Related Stocks - [PRU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PRU.US.md) - [WFC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC.US.md) - [VOYA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VOYA.US.md) - [UNM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UNM.US.md) - [BCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BCS.US.md) - [WFC-D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-D.US.md) - [WFC-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-L.US.md) - [WFC-Y.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-Y.US.md) - [WFC-C.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-C.US.md) - [WFC-Z.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-Z.US.md) - [WFC-A.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WFC-A.US.md) - [PRS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PRS.US.md) - [PFH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PFH.US.md) - [PRH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PRH.US.md) - [VOYA-B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VOYA-B.US.md) - [UNMA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UNMA.US.md) - [BARC.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BARC.UK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Great Lakes Advisors LLC Sells 224,050 Shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. $PRU](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296585808.md) - [Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Prudential Financial Stock?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296616927.md) - [First National Bank of Omaha Buys Shares of 93,739 Prudential Financial, Inc. $PRU](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296321045.md) - [Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Purchases New Holdings in Prudential Financial, Inc. $PRU](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296332677.md) - [Prudential's asset management arm strikes deal for $3 billion of GreenSky loans](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296514711.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**