Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) shares fell 1.74% to $113.40 on Friday, underperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose. PFG closed 2.75% below its 52-week high of $116.61. The stock showed mixed performance relative to competitors like Chubb, MetLife, and BNY Mellon, which also declined. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) shed 1.74% to $113.40 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 2.75% short of its 52-week high of $116.61, which the company achieved on August 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) fell 1.05% to $350.31, MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 2.18% to $97.77, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) fell 0.76% to $157.61.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 312,661 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.
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