DJ Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. $(PFG)$ shed 1.90% to $110.74 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 7,482.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.09% to 52,348.39.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Principal Financial Group Inc. closed 2.74% short of its 52-week high of $113.86, which the company reached on July 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. $(CB)$ fell 1.17% to $355.09, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.71% to $90.10, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. $(BNY)$ fell 1.81% to $150.14.
Trading volume (899,726) remained 387,057 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 8, 2026.
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July 08, 2026 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT)
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