DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG.AU)$ rallied 1.44% to $80.97 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,297.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.52% to 44,484.49.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 11.97% short of its 52-week high of $91.98, which the company achieved on October 17th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) fell 0.77% to $275.46, MetLife Inc. (MET) rose 0.97% to $77.33, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK) rose 2.54% to $97.92.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 68,272 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2025.
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