DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ slid 2.25% to $93.67 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.94% to 6,816.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.83% to 48,501.27.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 4.30% short of its 52-week high of $97.88, which the company achieved on February 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ fell 1.30% to $338.30, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 0.78% to $72.67, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ fell 1.27% to $117.95.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 82,114 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 3, 2026.
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March 03, 2026 17:07 ET (22:07 GMT)
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