Prudential Financial (PRU) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$126.29 +2.18 (+1.76%)

(As of 12:00 PM ET)

Prudential Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

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Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 13 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
11

Buy
2

Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Prudential Financial in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 13 analysts, 11 have given a hold rating, 1 has given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for PRU.

Consensus Price Target

$125.69
-0.47% Downside

According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Prudential Financial, the average price target is $125.69. The highest price target for PRU is $141.00, while the lowest price target for PRU is $117.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -0.47% from the current price of $126.29.

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PRU Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	1 Month Ago 10/23/23 to 10/22/24	3 Months Ago 8/24/23 to 8/23/24	1 Year Ago 11/22/22 to 11/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)
Hold	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$125.69	$123.69	$119.33	$103.00
Forecasted Upside	-0.47% Downside	-1.54% Downside	1.64% Upside	8.28% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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PRU Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

PRU Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Prudential Financial Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Prudential Financial	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.23	2.49	2.50
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	1.27% Upside	12.89% Upside	9.83% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent PRU News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/14/2024	Evercore ISI 2 of 5 stars	T. Gallagher Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Inline	$117.00 ➝ $140.00	+11.76%
11/5/2024	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	E. Greenspan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$116.00 ➝ $117.00	-3.01%
11/1/2024	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	A. Scott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$118.00 ➝ $119.00	-2.91%
10/10/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$109.00 ➝ $118.00	-3.03%
10/9/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Kligerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$130.00	+7.54%
10/2/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$121.00 ➝ $127.00	+6.40%
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8/21/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$121.00 ➝ $121.00	+6.61%
8/19/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$123.00 ➝ $122.00	+5.54%
8/13/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$112.00 ➝ $119.00	+9.47%
8/8/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	K. Heal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
7/23/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$104.00 ➝ $120.00	-3.61%
7/2/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$118.00 ➝ $128.00	+8.73%
6/28/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$143.00 ➝ $141.00	+19.98%
2/9/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Market Perform
10/4/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$99.00	+8.56%
9/8/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$100.00	+5.09%
5/15/2023	VNET Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
1/9/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$98.00 ➝ $96.00	-4.96%

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PRU Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Prudential Financial is $125.69, with a high forecast of $141.00 and a low forecast of $117.00.
: 13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Prudential Financial in the last year. There are currently 11 hold ratings, 1 buy rating and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" PRU shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PRU, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Prudential Financial's stock has a predicted downside of -0.47% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Prudential Financial's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Prudential Financial has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Evercore ISI, Piper Sandler, TD Cowen, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Prudential Financial less than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Prudential Financial is 2.23 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.49. Learn more on how PRU compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:PRU) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Prudential Financial (PRU) Stock Forecast & Price Target