At the time of writing, Prudential Financial Inc [PRU] stock is trading at $114.36, up 0.99%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PRU shares have gain 4.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.48%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Prudential Financial Inc fluctuated between $104.44 and $130.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $124.67 within the next 12 months. Prudential Financial Inc [NYSE: PRU] shares were valued at $114.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.02% based on the average PRU price forecast.
Analyzing the PRU fundamentals
According to Prudential Financial Inc [NYSE:PRU], the company’s sales were 70.41B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -7.58% plunge. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.0, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.03.
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 113.78 points at the first support level, and at 113.19 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 114.96, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 115.55.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Prudential Financial Inc [NYSE:PRU] has a current ratio of 2.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.58, the price to book ratio is 1.45 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.30.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Feeney Caroline, Executive Vice President, that happened on Sep 12 ’24 when 129.0 shares were purchased. Executive Vice President, Feeney Caroline completed a deal on Jun 13 ’24 to buy 125.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Feeney Caroline bought 111.0 shares on Dec 12 ’24.
