DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Rises Wednesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ rose 1.57% to $80.08 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.83% to 5,949.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.65% to 43,221.55.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 12.93% short of its 52-week high of $91.98, which the company reached on October 17th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ rose 1.09% to $268.41.
Trading volume (954,169) remained 219,095 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 15, 2025.
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