Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for PRU Q1 Earnings

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Prudential Financial in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.53 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 results on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.01. Prudential Financial had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 15.30%. The company had revenue of $19.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.57 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.44 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on PRU. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Prudential Financial from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Prudential Financial from $123.00 to $122.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 19th. Argus raised shares of Prudential Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Prudential Financial in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $130.00 price target for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Prudential Financial from $121.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $125.69.

Prudential Financial Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of PRU opened at $128.72 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $123.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Prudential Financial has a 12-month low of $94.92 and a 12-month high of $129.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.29.

Prudential Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th will be issued a dividend of $1.30 per share. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 19th. Prudential Financial’s payout ratio is presently 46.22%.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential bought 261,059 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 8th. The stock was bought at an average price of $27.58 per share, for a total transaction 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 $116,071,781.42. The trade was a 6.61 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Caroline Feeney sold 1,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.97, for a total value of $133,166.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 10,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,220,694.75. This represents a 9.84 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Prudential Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PRU. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Prudential Financial by 4.3% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 162,685 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $19,701,000 after purchasing an additional 6,641 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Prudential Financial during the 2nd quarter worth about $156,000. PGGM Investments increased its stake in shares of Prudential Financial by 98.0% in the 2nd quarter. PGGM Investments now owns 64,277 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,533,000 after acquiring an additional 31,807 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in Prudential Financial by 49.5% during the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 80,148 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,409,000 after acquiring an additional 26,520 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C acquired a new position in Prudential Financial during the second quarter valued at approximately $530,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.