Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Rises Monday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) inched 0.17% higher to $90.03 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.96% to 3,806.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.31% to 32,827.00. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Principal Financial Group Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $89.90, which the company reached on November 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as AFLAC Inc. (AFL) rose 0.95% to $67.82, Assurant Inc. (AIZ) fell 0.40% to $120.73, and Aegon N.V. ADR (AGN.AE) rose 0.64% to $4.71. Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 668,758 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 7, 2022.
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November 07, 2022 17:16 ET (22:16 GMT)
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