Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for PRU

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Prudential Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.72 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.54. The consensus estimate for Prudential Financial’s current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prudential Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $13.66 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.66 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.82 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.96 EPS.

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.18 by $0.11. Prudential Financial had a return on equity of 15.84% and a net margin of 3.84%. The business had revenue of $13.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.76 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 38.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on PRU. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Prudential Financial from $116.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Prudential Financial from $126.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Prudential Financial from $119.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Prudential Financial from $109.00 to $108.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Prudential Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.75.

Prudential Financial Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of PRU opened at $105.16 on Friday. Prudential Financial has a fifty-two week low of $90.38 and a fifty-two week high of $130.55. The business has a 50-day moving average of $105.03 and a 200 day moving average of $107.90. The firm has a market cap of $37.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.17.

Institutional Trading of Prudential Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Altman Advisors Inc. raised its position in Prudential Financial by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Altman Advisors Inc. now owns 16,087 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,907,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its position in shares of Prudential Financial by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,506 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $179,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Prudential Financial by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 871 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. SPC Financial Inc. lifted its position in Prudential Financial by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. SPC Financial Inc. now owns 3,973 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $444,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in Prudential Financial by 3.8% in the first quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 2,738 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 56.83% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Prudential Financial

In related news, major shareholder Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential purchased 1,675,978 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $28.64 per share, with a total value of $48,000,009.92. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 3,168,461 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,744,723.04. This represents a 112.29% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

Prudential Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th were issued a dividend of $1.35 per share. This represents a $5.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.13%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 20th. Prudential Financial’s payout ratio is 85.58%.

About Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through PGIM, Retirement Strategies, Group Insurance, Individual Life, and International Businesses segments.