A share price of Prudential Financial Inc [PRU] is currently trading at $122.33, up 0.95%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PRU shares have gain 4.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.88%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Prudential Financial Inc [NYSE: PRU] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Underperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $101. Previously, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to In-line on November 14, 2024, and elevated its price target to $140. On October 09, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $130 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and suggested a price target of $118 on September 05, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but $113 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 12, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on May 22, 2024, and upped its price target to $143. In a note dated February 09, 2024, Raymond James downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.
Prudential Financial Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $100.60 and $130.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $119.67 within the next 12 months. Prudential Financial Inc [NYSE: PRU] shares were valued at $122.33 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.17% based on the average PRU price forecast.
Analyzing the PRU fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Prudential Financial Inc [NYSE:PRU] were 71.43B which represents 133.36% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.61%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.71.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 120.96 points at the first support level, and at 119.60 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 123.79, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 125.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Prudential Financial Inc [NYSE:PRU] is 2.61. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.61, the price to book ratio is 1.43 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.84.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC, 10% Owner, that happened on Dec 18 ’24 when 1.5 million shares were purchased. 10% Owner, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to buy 71633.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AME bought 0.54 million shares on Nov 25 ’24.
