Overall Fundamental outlook

Business Operations:

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management

Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. This segment offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Asset Management segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as fund offerings. This segment also offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans. The Benefits and Protection segment provides specialty benefits, such as specialty benefits group dental and vision insurance, group life and other insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products. This segment serves insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as employees. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

Revenue projections:

Revenue projections for PFG
Revenue projections for PFG

The projected decline in PFG's revenues compared to last year is expected to make investors cautious. A drop in revenue often has a direct negative effect on the company's bottom line, signaling potential challenges that could undermine investor confidence and reduce overall profitability.

Financial Ratios:

currentRatio 1.510000
forwardPE 9.606204
debtToEquity 34.915000
earningsGrowth -0.409000
revenueGrowth -0.037000
grossMargins 0.442410
operatingMargins 0.141080
trailingEps 5.250000
forwardEps 10.117940

With a current ratio 1.51, Principal Financial Group, Inc. demonstrates the ability to service its short-term debt without difficulty. The company's strong cash reserves and current assets ensure that it can meet its liabilities, reflecting financial stability and healthy liquidity.
PFG's low earnings and revenue growth highlight potential profit shrinkage. This suggests that the company may struggle to maintain its financial performance, raising concerns about its future profitability.
PFG's negative gross and operating margins reflect unprofitability, suggesting the company is unable to generate revenue sufficient to cover its costs. This could indicate deeper financial challenges or declining efficiency.
PFG's forward EPS is higher than its trailing EPS, suggesting the company is expected to improve its profitability this financial year. This reflects growing confidence in PFG's earnings potential, with forecasts indicating better financial performance than in the prior year.

Price projections:

Price projections for PFG
Price projections for PFG

PFG's price has consistently been situated near the lower end of expected values. This ongoing trend may reflect investor skepticism about the company's growth potential and overall performance.

Insider Transactions:

Insider Transactions for PFG
Insider Transactions for PFG


PFG had 6 sell transactions, while the market price was at 88.1466687520345 per share.1 transactions to buy Principal Financial Group, Inc. shares were recorded, with market price at 95.93000030517578.PFG is seeing more buys than sells at current price levels, which may indicate a positive market outlook. This trend suggests growing confidence among investors, who appear to expect favorable performance from the stock.

Recommendation changes over time:

Recommendations trend for PFG
Recommendations trend for PFG


Analysts' buy bias for PFG signals that the stock is considered a favorable investment. This outlook might prompt investors to allocate funds to PFG, seeing it as a solid and profitable choice to park their money and potentially benefit from the company's long-term growth.