Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PRU in the last 90 days.
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Prudential Financial (PRU) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Nov 4 close
$126.63+7.82 (+6.6%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closePrudential reported third-quarter 2026 results, with adjusted operating earnings of $3.77 per share beating consensus estimates by 11.87%, and another release citing a beat of 13.9% against estimates. Earnings declined 11.5% year-over-year from $4.26, and revenue of $13.49 billion missed expectations of $14.99 billion. Strength in PGIM and U.S. protection, along with record registered index-linked annuity sales marking the strongest annuity quarter since 2013, offset a 25% drop in adjusted operating income from Japan, where a sales suspension cut income by $191 million. New CEO Andy Sullivan outlined a refreshed strategy emphasizing simplification, reduced geographic footprint, and rotation of over $3 billion in capital from emerging-market exits.
The stock closed at $126.63, up 6.6%, sitting above both its 50-day ($116.97) and 200-day ($108.74) moving averages, with the 50-day above the 200-day. One-month return stands at 11.5% and the six-month return at 26.4%. The GekkoIndex reads 41.9, placing it in the Distribution zone, down 16.4 over five periods. The price sits 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $113.12.
The next earnings date falls on 2 February 2027, 89 days out, beyond a typical 20-day hold. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.2% gain over five years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst consensus target sits at $107.53, with 7 of 11 firms rating the stock hold and 3 sell.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Prudential Financial price vs fair value
Close $126.63200-day averageGekko Fair Value $113.12
Prudential Financial quick facts
- Market cap
- $43.69B
- P/E ratio
- 10.5
- Forward P/E
- 10.6
- EPS, TTM
- $11.22
- Revenue, TTM
- $65.22B
- Profit margin
- 6%
- Dividend yield
- 4.72%
- Beta
- 0.83
- Volume
- 3.63M avg 1.85M
- 1-year return
- +21.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.9%
- 50-day average
- $116.97
- 200-day average
- $108.74
- Next earnings
- Feb 2
- Shares outstanding
- 345.0M
Prudential Financial swing-trade checklist
Prudential Financial scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $126.63 is above the 50-day ($116.97) and 200-day ($108.74) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
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41.9, Distribution
Reading 41.9 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
11.9% above
Price is 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 89 days
Next report Feb 2, 2027, 89 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+1.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.2% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Prudential Financial stock chart and price history
Prudential Financial closed at $126.63 on Nov 4, 2026, +21.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $91.89 to $127.79.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +11.5%
- 3 months
- +4.2%
- 6 months
- +26.4%
- 1 year
- +21.0%
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About Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial offers a broad range of insurance, retirement and investment products to customers in the United States, Japan and other markets. It is widely recognized for its life insurance and annuity offerings, alongside asset management services delivered through its PGIM arm.
The company organizes its work across several segments. PGIM handles investment management across fixed income, equities, real estate, private credit and multi-asset strategies for both institutional and retail clients, including Prudential's own insurance and retirement operations. Retirement Strategies serves retirement plan sponsors across public, private and not-for-profit sectors with annuities, reinsurance and income products. Group Insurance covers life and disability coverage along with supplemental health protection, while Individual Life focuses on variable, universal and term life policies. The International Businesses segment extends life insurance, retirement, investment and health-related products abroad. Prudential reaches individuals and institutions alike through its own sales channels, outside distributors, financial professionals and partner relationships.
Founded in 1875, Prudential Financial is based in Newark, New Jersey. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker PRU.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Life/Health insurance
- Website
- prudential.com
Prudential Financial GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Prudential Financial’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 41.9, in the Distribution zone, down 16.4 points over five sessions.
41.9Distribution
Down 16.4 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 26 | +2.6% | +2.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 218 | +0.4% | +0.6% | ||
| Neutral | 421 | −0.1% | +0.3% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 29 | −0.6% | −1.0% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PRU share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →
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Is Prudential Financial stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Prudential Financial trades 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $113.12, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Prudential Financial shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$113.12
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
11.9% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 2.2% above the estimate.
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Prudential Financial insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Prudential Financial, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PRU were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Prudential Financial has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $250.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.57%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.00B
From company filings.
Prudential Financial earnings: next date and track record
Prudential Financial reports on Feb 2, 2027 (89 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Feb 2, 2027
89 days away
- EPS estimate
- $3.03
- Revenue estimate
- $14.52B
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.9%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Prudential's new CEO Andy Sullivan outlined a refreshed strategy focused on simplification and execution excellence. Key initiatives include reducing geographic footprint by roughly half, concentrating on U.S., Japan, and select European markets, and rotating over $3 billion in capital from emerging market exits. The company is targeting top-quartile earnings growth (excluding legacy variable annuities), increased cash flow conversion, and strong returns on capital by scaling global retirement, asset management, and select protection businesses.
- Guidance
- Management targets top-quartile earnings growth excluding legacy variable annuity earnings, improved cash flow conversion, and sustained strong returns on capital. Capital redeployment of well over $3 billion from emerging market exits will fund growth in U.S., Europe, Japan, and asset management expansion.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $4.08 est $3.52 | $14.16B est $14.36B | −2.3% |
| May 5, 2026 | $3.61 est $3.10 | $15.23B est $14.10B | +2.6% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $3.30 est $3.36 | $14.52B est $14.67B | −8.5% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $4.26 est $3.72 | $17.95B est $14.14B | +1.6% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $3.58 est $3.22 | $13.77B est $13.51B | +0.1% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $3.29 est $3.18 | $13.54B est $14.44B | −2.2% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $2.96 est $3.36 | $12.62B est $14.71B | −4.1% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $3.48 est $3.47 | $19.49B est $14.89B | −2.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Prudential Financial stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Prudential Financial is $107.53, −15.1% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$107.53consensus 12-month target, −15.1% from the last close
Now $126.63Avg $107.53
Low $5.37High $136
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | Barclays | $98 | −22.6% |
| Nov 4 | Piper Sandler | $120 | −5.2% |
| Nov 3 | Bank of America Securities | $136 | +7.4% |
| Oct 28 | ATB Cormark Capital Markets | $5.37 | −95.8% |
| Oct 27 | Wells Fargo | $103 | −18.7% |
−1.0%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+1.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Prudential Financial seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Prudential Financial averaged +1.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.0% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, PRU’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.9%.
Prudential Financial market cap and key statistics
Prudential Financial’s market cap is $43.69B, with a P/E ratio of 10.5 and revenue of $65.22B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $43.69B
- P/E ratio
- 10.5
- Forward P/E
- 10.6
- EPS, TTM
- $11.22
- Gekko Fair Value
- $113.12
Trading
- Volume
- 3.63M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.85M
- 52-week high
- $127.79
- 52-week low
- $91.89
- Shares outstanding
- 345.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $65.22B
- Profit margin
- 6%
- Return on equity
- 12%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +89.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.83
- Typical daily move
- ±2.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.9%
- Dividend yield
- 4.72%
Prudential Financial stock news this week
Coverage of Prudential Financial this week reads positive: 5 positive, 5 neutral and 4 negative headlines.
- Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptSeeking Alpha, Nov 4
- PRU Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on PGIM and U.S. Protection StrengthZacks Investment Research, Nov 4
- Prudential annuity sales hit 13-year high as Japan suspension cuts income $191MInsurance Business, Nov 4
- Prudential Shares Post Seventh Straight Daily GainAskTraders.com, Nov 4
- Prudential Financial Q3 Results: Adj. EPS $3.77 beats est. by 11.87%scanx.trade, Nov 4
- Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) Earnings Beat Meets Revenue Miss as Japan WeighsChartMill, Nov 4
Prudential Financial peers
Prudential Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| RGAReinsurance Group of America | Neutral | 0.9% above |
| CRBGCorebridge Financial | Neutral | 1.3% below |
| EQHEquitable | Neutral | 2.1% below |
| VOYAVoya Financial | Distribution | 2.3% above |
| JXNJackson Financial | Neutral | 1.2% below |
| PRIPrimerica | Neutral | 5.0% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Prudential Financial stock FAQ
What is Prudential Financial’s market cap?
Prudential Financial’s market cap is $43.69B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $126.63, with 345.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.5.
What is the Prudential Financial stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Prudential Financial is $107.53, −15.1% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Prudential Financial stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Prudential Financial is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $126.63 is 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $113.12. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Prudential Financial report earnings next?
Prudential Financial is expected to report on Feb 2, 2027 (89 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.03 per share on revenue of $14.52B. Prudential Financial beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.9% on average across the report.
What is Prudential Financial’s 52-week high and low?
Prudential Financial’s 52-week high is $127.79 and its 52-week low is $91.89; it closed at $126.63 on Nov 4, 2026, +21.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $130.55 on Nov 27, 2024.
Is Prudential Financial stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, earnings risk and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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