DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ advanced 1.65% to $105.22 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.64% to 7,383.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.35% to 50,866.78.
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 $105.00, which the company achieved on May 27th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ rose 3.74% to $326.27, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 1.23% to $84.49, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BNY)$ fell 1.13% to $142.39.
Trading volume (1.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 5, 2026.
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June 05, 2026 17:04 ET (21:04 GMT)
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