Jefferies Reiterates Hold Rating on Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)

Market Context

Principal Financial Group, Inc. operates in the Financial Services sector. The stock currently trades at $112.23 with a market capitalization of $20.6B. The stock has gained 35.5% over the past 52 weeks.

Analyst coverage from Jefferies provides professional research and price targets that many institutional investors reference when making allocation decisions. The consensus of analyst opinions — along with the range of price targets — helps frame market expectations for Principal Financial Group, Inc..

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Recent Analyst Activity for Principal Financial Group, Inc.

Among the 10 most recent ratings: 2 Buy, 5 Hold, 3 Sell.

Date	Firm	Rating	Price Target
Jul 10, 2026	Jefferies	Hold	N/A
Jul 09, 2026	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	N/A
Jul 07, 2026	Barclays	Underweight	N/A
Jul 06, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	N/A
Jun 24, 2026	Piper Sandler	Overweight	N/A

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