Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) rose 2.12% to $79.88 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.14% to 3,719.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.12% to 30,523.80. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Principal Financial Group Inc. closed $0.48 short of its 52-week high ($80.36), which the company achieved on February 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as AFLAC Inc. (AFL) rose 0.94% to $60.19, Assurant Inc. (AIZ) rose 1.92% to $154.43, and Aegon N.V. ADR (AGN.AE) rose 2.46% to $4.17. Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 204,554 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 18, 2022.
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October 18, 2022 17:16 ET (21:16 GMT)
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