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Principal Financial Group Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:PFG | Benzinga
Principal Financial Group Inc has a consensus price target of $82.57 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $99 issued by Raymond James on July 9, 2024. The low is $65 issued by Morgan Stanley on April 10, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley on April 11, 2025, April 10, 2025, and April 10, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $69.67 between Barclays, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied -5.58% downside for Principal Financial Group Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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Wells Fargo
Morgan Stanley
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Piper Sandler
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Analyst Ratings for Principal Financial Group
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| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 3.01% | Barclays | Alex Scott63% | $80 → $76 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -7.83% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan74% | $74 → $68 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -11.9% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang71% | $77 → $65 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 26.05% | UBS | John Nadel47% | $87 → $93 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 28.76% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $93 → $95 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 0.3% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan74% | $69 → $74 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 24.7% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $90 → $92 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 26.05% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $90 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 8.43% | Barclays | Alex Scott63% | $77 → $80 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | 26.05% | BMO Capital | Jack Matten27% | → $93 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 23.34% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak78% | $91 → $91 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 23.34% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak78% | $91 → $91 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | -6.48% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan74% | $75 → $69 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | 21.98% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $93 → $90 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 24.7% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar67% | $95 → $92 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 21.98% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $90 → $90 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan74% | $84 → $75 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | 8.43% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang71% | $86 → $80 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/19/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak78% | $87 → $91 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 4.36% | Barclays | Alex Scott63% | $75 → $77 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $94 → $91 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 16.56% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan74% | $85 → $86 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Barclays | Alex Scott63% | $74 → $75 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 21.98% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $85 → $90 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | 0.3% | Barclays | Alex Scott63% | → $74 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2024 | Buy Now | 12.5% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang71% | $85 → $83 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 16.56% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $88 → $86 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 17.92% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak78% | $83 → $87 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 15.21% | Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly64% | $87 → $85 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 28.76% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar67% | $96 → $95 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | -5.12% | Citigroup | Michael Ward76% | $68 → $70 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 3.01% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $73 → $76 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 27.41% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $87 → $94 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -1.06% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $78 → $73 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 34.18% | Raymond James | Wilma Burdis63% | → $99 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | 30.12% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar67% | $88 → $96 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2024 | Buy Now | 5.72% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $74 → $78 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 15.21% | Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly64% | $91 → $85 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 11.14% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang71% | $81 → $82 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 0.3% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $75 → $74 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan74% | $86 → $91 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 16.56% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $84 → $86 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 23.34% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $86 → $91 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 20.63% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $85 → $89 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 21.98% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $85 → $90 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $72 → $75 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 15.21% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $80 → $85 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2024 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang71% | → $75 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | 12.5% | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak78% | $75 → $83 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2024 | Buy Now | 13.85% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $83 → $84 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2024 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $72 → $75 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2024 | Buy Now | -2.41% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $69 → $72 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | 12.5% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $82 → $83 | Upgrade | Underperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2023 | Buy Now | -6.48% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $66 → $69 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2023 | Buy Now | -2.41% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $71 → $72 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2023 | Buy Now | 0.3% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $80 → $74 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | -3.77% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $70 → $71 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -15.97% | Citigroup | Michael Ward76% | $64 → $62 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -2.41% | Wells Fargo | James Carmichael58% | $78 → $72 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui61% | $76 → $75 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | 15.21% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar67% | $87 → $85 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2023 | Buy Now | 8.43% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $82 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | -10.54% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $69 → $66 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -5.12% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $70 → $70 | Reiterates | Underweight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 12.5% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle83% | → $83 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 3.01% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui61% | $78 → $76 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | 7.08% | Wells Fargo | James Carmichael58% | $78 → $79 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 5.72% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui61% | $75 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | 11.14% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $75 → $82 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2023 | Buy Now | -11.9% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $60 → $65 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/09/2023 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $77 → $75 | Upgrade | Underperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -5.12% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $72 → $70 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2023 | Buy Now | 5.72% | Wells Fargo | James Carmichael58% | $79 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 12.5% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle83% | $88 → $83 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 5.72% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $81 → $78 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2023 | Buy Now | 7.08% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan74% | → $79 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2023 | Buy Now | 4.36% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $83 → $77 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2023 | Buy Now | 12.5% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar67% | $78 → $83 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2023 | Buy Now | 19.27% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle83% | $94 → $88 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/02/2023 | Buy Now | 13.85% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $86 → $84 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2023 | Buy Now | 4.36% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $76 → $77 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 27.41% | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle83% | $88 → $94 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 24.7% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui61% | $89 → $92 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2023 | Buy Now | 35.54% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $98 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2023 | Buy Now | 3.01% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $75 → $76 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | 1.65% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $79 → $75 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2023 | Buy Now | -3.77% | Goldman Sachs | Alex Scott63% | $61 → $71 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2023 | Buy Now | 5.72% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar67% | $72 → $78 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2022 | Buy Now | 16.56% | Credit Suisse | Andrew Kligerman70% | → $86 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2022 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $75 → $81 | Downgrade | In-Line → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2022 | Buy Now | 7.08% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $76 → $79 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2022 | Buy Now | 20.63% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui61% | $81 → $89 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2022 | Buy Now | 4.36% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger61% | $75 → $77 | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | 3.01% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally71% | $70 → $76 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2022 | Buy Now | 11.14% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker75% | $76 → $82 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2022 | Buy Now | 8.43% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge67% | $75 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2022 | Buy Now | -2.41% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar67% | → $72 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2022 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Wilma Burdis63% | — | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2022 | Buy Now | -18.68% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath72% | $56 → $60 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 08/18/2022 | Buy Now | 16.56% | Credit Suisse | Andrew Kligerman70% | $82 → $86 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Principal Financial Group (PFG) stock?
The latest price target for Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) was reported by Barclays on April 11, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $76.00 expecting PFG to rise to within 12 months (a possible 3.01% upside). 38 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Principal Financial Group (PFG)?
The latest analyst rating for Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) was provided by Barclays, and Principal Financial Group maintained their underweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Principal Financial Group (PFG)?
The last upgrade for Principal Financial Group Inc happened on January 7, 2025 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $92. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for Principal Financial Group Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Principal Financial Group (PFG)?
The last downgrade for Principal Financial Group Inc happened on December 11, 2024 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $84 to $75 for Principal Financial Group Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Principal Financial Group (PFG)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Principal Financial Group, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Principal Financial Group was filed on April 11, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 11, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Principal Financial Group (PFG) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Principal Financial Group (PFG) rating was a maintained with a price target of $80.00 to $76.00. The current price Principal Financial Group (PFG) is trading at is $73.78, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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