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NASDAQ: PFG
Principal Financial Group (PFG) stock, explained like you're 5
Principal Financial Group trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker PFG. It is a large cap company in the accident &health insurance industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 23 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- PFG
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Accident &Health Insurance
- Size
- Large cap, about 23 billion dollars
Is Principal Financial Group a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Principal Financial Group is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 23 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Principal Financial Group makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves PFG stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
In the news lately
- Why Principal Financial (PFG) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now (Yahoo Finance)
- PFG: Principal Financial Group Inc Registered Shares Latest Stock Price, Analysis, News and Trading Ideas (Stocktwits)
- Principal Financial Group (PFG) Could Be 2% Undervalued On Dividend And Earnings Momentum (Simply Wall Street)
- Principal Financial Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch)
- Wells Fargo cuts target for Principal Financial Group stock to USD 113 (ad-hoc-news.de)
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Questions about Principal Financial Group stock
What does Principal Financial Group do?
Principal Financial Group trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker PFG. It is a large cap company in the accident &health insurance industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 23 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Principal Financial Group?
Principal Financial Group trades under the ticker PFG on the Nasdaq.
What is Principal Financial Group's market cap?
Principal Financial Group is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 23 billion dollars.
How does Principal Financial Group make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves PFG stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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