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# Prudential Financial Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) slipped 1.33% to $120.59 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

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

Prudential Financial Inc. closed 5.58% short of its 52-week high of $127.72, which the company reached on August 5th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Aegon Ltd. ADR (AEG) fell 2.91% to $9.01, Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW) fell 0.60% to $9.86, and Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) fell 3.45% to $41.98.

Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 397,496 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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