Principal Financial Group (PFG): Today's Featured Financial Services Winner
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) pushed the Financial Services industry higher today making it today's featured financial services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Principal Financial Group rose $2.51 (6.2%) to $42.97 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 4,437,330 shares of Principal Financial Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,404,400 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $42.00-$43.18 after having opened the day at $42.01 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40.46. Other companies within the Financial Services industry that increased today were:
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), up 86.3%,
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), up 12.0%,
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), up 5.2% and
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), up 4.9%.
Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement savings, investment, and insurance products and services. It operates in four segments: Retirement and Investor Services, Principal Global Investors, Principal International, and U.S. Insurance Solutions. Principal Financial Group has a market cap of $11.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 41.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Principal Financial Group a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Principal Financial Group
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.
- You can view the full Principal Financial Group Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
Cash Store Financial Services
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CSFS
), down 7.0%,
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), down 3.1% , were all laggards within the financial services industry with
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) being today's financial services industry laggard.
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