Q1 EPS Estimate for Prudential Financial Lowered by Analyst

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Prudential Financial in a report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.64. The consensus estimate for Prudential Financial’s current full-year earnings is $13.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prudential Financial’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.55 EPS.

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.01. Prudential Financial had a return on equity of 15.30% and a net margin of 6.03%. The business had revenue of $19.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.57 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.44 earnings per share.

PRU has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Prudential Financial from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Argus upgraded shares of Prudential Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Bank of America increased their target price on Prudential Financial from $109.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Prudential Financial in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $125.69.

Prudential Financial Trading Up 1.3 %

NYSE PRU opened at $127.89 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $123.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $119.74. Prudential Financial has a one year low of $94.92 and a one year high of $129.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market cap of $45.53 billion, a PE ratio of 11.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.29.

Prudential Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th will be given a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 19th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.07%. Prudential Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.22%.

Insider Transactions at Prudential Financial

In other news, major shareholder Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential acquired 261,059 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $27.58 per share, with a total value of $7,200,007.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 4,208,549 shares in the company, valued at approximately $116,071,781.42. This represents a 6.61 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Caroline Feeney sold 1,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.97, for a total transaction of $133,166.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,220,694.75. This trade represents a 9.84 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PRU. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Prudential Financial by 4,130.8% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,298,257 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $157,219,000 after purchasing an additional 1,267,571 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Prudential Financial by 97.4% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 724,244 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $84,874,000 after buying an additional 357,300 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Prudential Financial by 31.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,444,288 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $174,903,000 after buying an additional 344,254 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Prudential Financial by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,662,679 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,047,872,000 after buying an additional 341,787 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB purchased a new stake in Prudential Financial during the first quarter valued at about $35,855,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 56.83% of the company’s stock.

About Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through PGIM, Retirement Strategies, Group Insurance, Individual Life, and International Businesses segments.