DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ slipped 1.79% to $90.61 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.83% to 6,795.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.50% to 47,740.80.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 7.43% short of its 52-week high of $97.88, which the company reached on February 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ fell 1.10% to $324.40, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.48% to $70.77, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BK)$ fell 0.11% to $115.10.
Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 9, 2026.
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March 09, 2026 17:06 ET (21:06 GMT)
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