Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for PRU

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Prudential Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.53. The consensus estimate for Prudential Financial’s current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prudential Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $14.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.61 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on PRU. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of Prudential Financial in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $101.00 price target for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $129.00 to $125.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $130.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $128.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Prudential Financial from an “underperform” rating to an “inline” rating and increased their price target for the company from $117.00 to $140.00 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Prudential Financial currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $126.15.

Prudential Financial Price Performance

NYSE PRU opened at $115.07 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Prudential Financial has a 1 year low of $104.44 and a 1 year high of $130.55. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $119.77. The company has a market cap of $41.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.31.

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.36 by ($0.40). Prudential Financial had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 4.01%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Prudential Financial

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Prudential Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $25,796,000. REAP Financial Group LLC increased its position in Prudential Financial by 70.6% in the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 394 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. LifeWealth Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Prudential Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $275,000. Armis Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Prudential Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $223,000. Finally, Shufro Rose & Co. LLC increased its position in Prudential Financial by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC now owns 3,563 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $422,000 after acquiring an additional 494 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 56.83% of the company’s stock.

Prudential Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $1.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.69%. This is a boost from Prudential Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. Prudential Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.29%.

Prudential Financial Company Profile

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.