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Is PRU a good stock to buy?

Prudential Financial, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Prudential Financial
PRU · $42.38B
$123.55+0.9%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$120SepOctNov9:3016:003 months +0.3%Nov 13 · close
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  • P/E vs sector-23.4%
  • FCF yield+25.0%
  • News
  • Trendbullish
  • MAs4 of 4
  • MA20×50Golden 4d ago
  • MACD0.54
  • Sector▲ -1.8%
Neutral
  • Earnings in81d
  • P/E11.1x
  • RSI60
  • Support-0.3%
  • Off 52w high-4.1%
  • Volume0.6x
  • Bollingerupper half
  • P/E vs own+8.1%
  • ConsensusHold · 19
  • 52w range$92–$129
  • ATR+2.4%
  • Off ATH-5.4%
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  • PT$109.36 -11.5%
  • Insiders-$1.11M

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Is Prudential Financial a good stock to buy?

Prudential Financial is weak on fragility; demand, economics and execution in between. The price is low: 11.1 times its earnings, below its 3-year median of 14.6 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand steady
  2. Economics profitable
  3. Execution mixed
  4. Fragility fragile
  5. Price below its usual
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?steady

PRU sales growth revenue growth

+2%a year, for the last 3 years

Prudential Financial's sales grew 2% a year for 3 years, to $60.97B in fiscal 2025.

PRU peers

pretickt analysis+6%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Prudential Financial's sales grew 6% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Globe Life (+6%), Aflac (-8%) and AIG (-22%), slower than MetLife (+16%).

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profitable

PRU margin after costs profit margin

9%of sales left after running the business

Prudential Financial's operating margin was 9% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against -5% in fiscal 2022.

PRU cash generated free cash flow

$10.61Bcash left after investing, last 12 months

Prudential Financial generated $10.61B of free cash flow in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, more than its reported profit.

PRU profit per share

+34%in its last fiscal year

Prudential Financial's earnings per share grew 34% in fiscal 2025, to $10.04.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?mixed

PRU earnings vs estimates

6 of 8quarters above the analysts' estimate

Prudential Financial beat the analysts' profit estimate in 6 of its last 8 quarters, the latest on Nov 3, 2026.

PRU insider selling

-$4.92Msold, net, by its executives in 12 months

Prudential Financial's executives and directors sold a net $4.92M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($5.09M sold, $169K bought).

PRU number of employees

-4%fewer people in a year

Prudential Financial had 36,824 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 4% fewer than a year before.

Fragility risksCould something break it?fragile

PRU shareholders institutional ownership

pretickt analysis
  • Vanguard12.0% ▲
  • BlackRock10.0% ▼
  • State Street4.9% ▲
1,474institutions hold it; the largest added shares

1,474 institutions hold 68% of Prudential Financial's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard and State Street added shares that quarter, BlackRock sold some.

PRU in past recessions

pretickt analysis-15%its sales in the worst one

Prudential Financial's sales fell in each of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 15% in fiscal 2008.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?below its usual

PRU price vs profit P/E ratio

11.1×a year's earnings

Prudential Financial's P/E ratio is 11.1 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 14.6.

PRU price vs assets price to book

1.4×times what its assets are worth on paper

Prudential Financial trades at 1.4 times its book value (Nov 13, 2026); its peers' median is 2.1.

PRU price vs peers

pretickt analysis11.1×a year's earnings, against its peers

Investors pay 11.1 times Prudential Financial's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Globe Life (10.7), less than for Aflac (18.7) and MetLife (13.4).

PRU analysts' target price target

-11%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Prudential Financial is $109, 11% below the Nov 13, 2026 close of $123.55.

PRU growth priced in fair value

pretickt analysis-16%a year, for ten years, and still worth the price

At $123.55 a share, Prudential Financial's free cash flow could shrink about 16% a year for ten years and still be worth the price (Nov 13, 2026).

What is Prudential Financial's P/E ratio?

Prudential Financial's P/E ratio is 11.1 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 14.6. Investors pay 11.1 times Prudential Financial's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Globe Life (10.7), less than for Aflac (18.7) and MetLife (13.4).

Is Prudential Financial profitable?

Prudential Financial's operating margin was 9% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against -5% in fiscal 2022. Prudential Financial generated $10.61B of free cash flow in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, more than its reported profit.

Are insiders selling Prudential Financial stock?

Prudential Financial's executives and directors sold a net $4.92M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($5.09M sold, $169K bought).

Who owns Prudential Financial stock?

1,474 institutions hold 68% of Prudential Financial's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard and State Street added shares that quarter, BlackRock sold some.

How many employees does Prudential Financial have?

Prudential Financial had 36,824 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 4% fewer than a year before.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.