Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) rose 1.48% to $85.01 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.75% to 3,852.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.40% to 33,269.77. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Principal Financial Group Inc. closed $11.16 short of its 52-week high ($96.17), which the company achieved on November 11th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) rose 1.64% to $224.40. Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 4,760 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 4, 2023.
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January 04, 2023 17:18 ET (22:18 GMT)
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