Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Rises Thursday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) advanced 4.64% to $93.62 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 5.54% to 3,956.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 3.70% to 33,715.37. Principal Financial Group Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $91.11, which the company reached on November 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as AFLAC Inc. (AFL) rose 3.63% to $69.97, Assurant Inc. (AIZ) rose 3.29% to $126.66, and Aegon N.V. ADR (AGN.AE) rose 1.72% to $4.72. Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 152,382 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 10, 2022.
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November 10, 2022 17:16 ET (22:16 GMT)
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