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Principal Financial Group Inc has a consensus price target of $81.86 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $99 issued by Raymond James on July 9, 2024. The low is $67 issued by Morgan Stanley on May 6, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on May 7, 2025, May 6, 2025, and April 29, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $80 between Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, there's an implied -1.90% downside for Principal Financial Group Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/07/2025 | Buy Now | 6.68% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $86 → $87 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
05/06/2025 | Buy Now | -17.84% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang67% | $65 → $67 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/29/2025 | Buy Now | 5.46% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $88 → $86 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/29/2025 | Buy Now | -1.9% | UBS | John Nadel49% | $93 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/29/2025 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | $68 → $69 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -6.81% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | $80 → $76 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -16.62% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | $74 → $68 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -20.29% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang67% | $77 → $65 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 14.04% | UBS | John Nadel49% | $87 → $93 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 16.49% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $93 → $95 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/19/2025 | Buy Now | -9.26% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | $69 → $74 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 12.81% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $90 → $92 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 14.04% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $90 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/07/2025 | Buy Now | -1.9% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | $77 → $80 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
01/23/2025 | Buy Now | 14.04% | BMO Capital | Jack Matten50% | → $93 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 11.59% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak82% | $91 → $91 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 11.59% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak82% | $91 → $91 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
01/14/2025 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | $75 → $69 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
01/10/2025 | Buy Now | 10.36% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $93 → $90 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 12.81% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $95 → $92 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 10.36% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $90 → $90 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
12/11/2024 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | $84 → $75 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
12/05/2024 | Buy Now | -1.9% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang67% | $86 → $80 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
11/19/2024 | Buy Now | 11.59% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak82% | $87 → $91 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | -5.58% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | $75 → $77 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 11.59% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $94 → $91 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 5.46% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | $85 → $86 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/09/2024 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | $74 → $75 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 10.36% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $85 → $90 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -9.26% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | → $74 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
08/19/2024 | Buy Now | 1.78% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang67% | $85 → $83 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 5.46% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $88 → $86 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 6.68% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak82% | $83 → $87 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 4.23% | Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly64% | $87 → $85 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 16.49% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $96 → $95 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/23/2024 | Buy Now | -14.16% | Citigroup | Michael Ward77% | $68 → $70 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
07/18/2024 | Buy Now | -6.81% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $73 → $76 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 15.27% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $87 → $94 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -10.48% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $78 → $73 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 21.4% | Raymond James | Wilma Burdis69% | → $99 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
07/02/2024 | Buy Now | 17.72% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $88 → $96 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
06/28/2024 | Buy Now | -4.35% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $74 → $78 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 4.23% | Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly64% | $91 → $85 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 0.55% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang67% | $81 → $82 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/11/2024 | Buy Now | -9.26% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $75 → $74 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 11.59% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | $86 → $91 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 5.46% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher58% | $84 → $86 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 11.59% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $86 → $91 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 9.14% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $85 → $89 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 10.36% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $85 → $90 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/29/2024 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $72 → $75 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 4.23% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $80 → $85 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
02/15/2024 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang67% | → $75 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/14/2024 | Buy Now | 1.78% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak82% | $75 → $83 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
02/13/2024 | Buy Now | 3% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher58% | $83 → $84 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
02/13/2024 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $72 → $75 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
01/10/2024 | Buy Now | -11.71% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $69 → $72 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
01/04/2024 | Buy Now | 1.78% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher58% | $82 → $83 | Upgrade | Underperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
12/10/2023 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $66 → $69 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
11/15/2023 | Buy Now | -11.71% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $71 → $72 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
10/30/2023 | Buy Now | -9.26% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $80 → $74 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/27/2023 | Buy Now | -12.94% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $70 → $71 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -23.97% | Citigroup | Michael Ward77% | $64 → $62 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -11.71% | Wells Fargo | James Carmichael57% | $78 → $72 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/10/2023 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $76 → $75 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 4.23% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $87 → $85 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
10/02/2023 | Buy Now | -1.9% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $82 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/14/2023 | Buy Now | -19.07% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $69 → $66 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -14.16% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $70 → $70 | Reiterates | Underweight → Underweight | Get Alert |
07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 1.78% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | → $83 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -6.81% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $78 → $76 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/17/2023 | Buy Now | -3.13% | Wells Fargo | James Carmichael57% | $78 → $79 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/11/2023 | Buy Now | -4.35% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $75 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/07/2023 | Buy Now | 0.55% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge72% | $75 → $82 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
06/23/2023 | Buy Now | -20.29% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $60 → $65 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
06/09/2023 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $77 → $75 | Upgrade | Underperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -14.16% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $72 → $70 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
05/02/2023 | Buy Now | -4.35% | Wells Fargo | James Carmichael57% | $79 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 1.78% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | $88 → $83 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -4.35% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $81 → $78 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
04/25/2023 | Buy Now | -3.13% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan75% | → $79 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/25/2023 | Buy Now | -5.58% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $83 → $77 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
04/04/2023 | Buy Now | 1.78% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $78 → $83 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
03/03/2023 | Buy Now | 7.91% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | $94 → $88 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
03/02/2023 | Buy Now | 3% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher58% | $86 → $84 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
02/24/2023 | Buy Now | -5.58% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $76 → $77 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 15.27% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | $88 → $94 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 12.81% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $89 → $92 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/31/2023 | Buy Now | 22.62% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $98 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/31/2023 | Buy Now | -6.81% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $75 → $76 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
01/10/2023 | Buy Now | -8.03% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $79 → $75 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
01/09/2023 | Buy Now | -12.94% | Goldman Sachs | Alex Scott65% | $61 → $71 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
01/06/2023 | Buy Now | -4.35% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $72 → $78 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
12/08/2022 | Buy Now | 5.46% | Credit Suisse | Andrew Kligerman69% | → $86 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
11/17/2022 | Buy Now | -0.67% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher58% | $75 → $81 | Downgrade | In-Line → Underperform | Get Alert |
11/17/2022 | Buy Now | -3.13% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $76 → $79 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
11/01/2022 | Buy Now | 9.14% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $81 → $89 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/31/2022 | Buy Now | -5.58% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger71% | $75 → $77 | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
10/28/2022 | Buy Now | -6.81% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $70 → $76 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/12/2022 | Buy Now | 0.55% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $76 → $82 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) was reported by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on May 7, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $87.00 expecting PFG to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.68% upside). 42 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) was provided by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Principal Financial Group maintained their market perform rating.
The last upgrade for Principal Financial Group Inc happened on January 7, 2025 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $92. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for Principal Financial Group Inc.
The last downgrade for Principal Financial Group Inc happened on December 11, 2024 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $84 to $75 for Principal Financial Group Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Principal Financial Group, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Principal Financial Group was filed on May 7, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 7, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Principal Financial Group (PFG) rating was a maintained with a price target of $86.00 to $87.00. The current price Principal Financial Group (PFG) is trading at is $81.55, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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