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Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. Earnings quality is robust, cash backs up reported profits, and risk is low. The sector backdrop is a headwind, but compared with sector peers, PRU is above typical. Peer multiples imply a price about 48% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, quality intact. The assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $108.69. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $109 PRU trades at 7× p/e, below its 14× p/e peer median. Our $208 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Analysts: $87–$111. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 48% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 3%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=4936).
Over the trailing year it converted 2.82x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Financials names rated robust grew net income 62% of the time over the next year (vs 54% for the rest of the cohort, n=3541).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $3.35 → $3.35 (-0.0% / 30d). 3 raised, 7 cut, 14 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 1 downgrade / 30d, 0 maintained. 5% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Met or beat guidance 0% of the last 1 guided quarters · -17.7% avg surprise
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$98.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$286.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $2,146.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Earnings results will show how well Prudential is doing financially and operationally. A big miss could mean ongoing problems.
Confirms:Q2 earnings report shows results that miss analyst expectations by more than 10%.
Disproves:Q2 earnings report meets or beats what analysts expected.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
Advances: Enhance competitive positioning in U.S. Businesses
Strengthens competitive positioning in Asia's wealth insurance market.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) furnishes herewith, as Exhibit 99.1, a news release announcing first quarter 2026 results.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$87.00 – $111.00 (median $95.00) · 8 analysts · as of 2026-05-12
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Life & Health Insurance.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
PRU Prudential Financial | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 92 of 100 | inexpensive | low |
AFL Aflac | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 24 of 100 | full | moderate |
MET MetLife | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 88 of 100 | inexpensive | moderate |
PFG Principal Financial Group | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 60 of 100 | fair | low |
UNM Unum | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 16 of 100 | full | moderate |
27 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Financials names rated volatile grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=3774).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Focus on achieving the margin expansion target for PGIM through strong investment performance.
Strengthen competitive positioning in U.S. Businesses to capture demand and improve fundamentals.
Improve execution across all business segments to drive consistent performance.
Emphasize a customer-first approach as core to the company's operations.
Aim to achieve record-high earnings per share (EPS) as a growth target.
Why it matters: Progress on PGIM's margin growth is important for Prudential's growth plan. Success here could help overall profits.
Confirms:Management says PGIM margin growth has hit or passed the target of 100 basis points.
Disproves:PGIM margin growth does not show improvement or goes down.
Why it matters: If revenue growth slows, it could hurt Prudential's performance. The sector is already easing.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth drops below its median of 10% year over year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth stays above 10% year over year.
Why it matters: Growth in U.S. businesses is key for Prudential's success.
Confirms:U.S. Businesses report adjusted operating income growth above 3% in the next quarter.
Disproves:U.S. Businesses report adjusted operating income growth below 3% in the next quarter.
Threatens: Enhance competitive positioning in U.S. Businesses
Downgrade due to Japan operations uncertainty.
Threatens: Enhance competitive positioning in U.S. Businesses
Downgrade linked to Japan issues affecting growth.
Threatens: Achieve record-high EPS
Profit decline impacts EPS growth objective.
Advances: Enhance competitive positioning in U.S. Businesses
Major pension deal enhances competitive positioning.
Advances: Achieve record-high EPS
Earnings beat supports EPS growth objective.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The information disclosed under
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The information contained in
Regulation FD Disclosure. Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing this Current Report to disclose certain (1) preliminary financial information regarding the quarter ended March 31, 2026, prior to the availability of the Company’s quarterly earnings release and quarterly financial supplement for the period, scheduled for release on May 5, 2026; and (2) segment reporting changes. Assets Under Management of the PGIM Segment As of March 31, 2026, assets under management of the P…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 10, 2026, Charles F. Lowrey, Executive Chairman of Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his resignation as Executive Chairman of the Board and as a director, effective immediately. Mr. Lowrey will remain with the Company in the role of Senior Advisor until he retires from th…