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Prudential (PUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.75 +0.09 (+0.57%)
(As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET)

About Prudential Stock (NYSE:PUK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.57
$15.91
50-Day Range
$15.52
$17.88
52-Week Range
$15.10
$22.52
Volume
874,756 shs
Average Volume
982,004 shs
Market Capitalization
$21.01 billion
P/E Ratio
7.80
Dividend Yield
1.71%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Prudential plc, through its subsidiaries, provides life and health insurance, and asset management solutions to individuals in Asia and Africa. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

Prudential Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

PUK MarketRank™: 

Prudential scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 227th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Prudential are expected to grow by 29.94% in the coming year, from $1.57 to $2.04 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Prudential is 7.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Prudential is 7.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.78.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Prudential has a PEG Ratio of 0.46. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Prudential has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.02% of the outstanding shares of Prudential have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Prudential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Prudential has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Prudential pays a meaningful dividend of 1.75%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Prudential does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Prudential is 13.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Prudential will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.24% next year. This indicates that Prudential will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Prudential's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.02% of the outstanding shares of Prudential have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Prudential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Prudential has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Prudential has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Prudential this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for PUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Prudential to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Prudential insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.07% of the stock of Prudential is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 1.90% of the stock of Prudential is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Prudential's insider trading history.
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PUK Stock News Headlines

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PUK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Prudential's stock was trading at $22.45 at the start of the year. Since then, PUK shares have decreased by 29.8% and is now trading at $15.75.
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Prudential plc (NYSE:PUK) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 13th. The financial services provider reported $1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.83.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Prudential: Assurance IQ.

Top institutional investors of Prudential include Mediolanum International Funds Ltd (0.08%), FMR LLC (0.05%), Natixis Advisors LLC (0.05%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%).
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Shares of PUK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Prudential investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), AUO (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/13/2019
Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend
9/06/2024
Dividend Payable
10/23/2024
Today
12/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Life insurance
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Employees
15,030
Year Founded
1848

Profitability

Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.52 billion
Cash Flow
$1.70 per share
Book Value
$13.06 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,334,133,000
Free Float
1,333,199,000
Market Cap
$21.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:PUK) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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