Zacks Investment Research
30 Sept 2026, 16:46 UTC · 1h ago
Verdict
Headline leans bullish. We score PFG +0.80 across two claims.
Score confirms the headline.
Leans bullish
From its wording — no explicit rating
+0.80strongly bullish
What the story claims
2 claims · scored −1 bearish … +1 bullish · 0 new · 2 priced in
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for PFG's 2026 earnings is $9.64 per share, representing a 16.57% year-over-year growth rate.
Priced inanalysis of consensus estimates
So whatWith a current payout ratio of 37%, this earnings growth provides significant headroom to increase the $3.36 annual dividend in FY2027.
More positive than 80% of claims this week
Principal Financial currently pays an annualized dividend of $3.36 per share, which is a 9.1% increase from last year.
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Priced inanalysis of historical dividend data
So whatThe current yield of 2.95% is 118bps higher than the Insurance - Multi line industry average of 1.77%.
More positive than 55% of claims this week
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More positive than 89% of ticker scores this week
The company shows strong year-to-date price growth, a competitive dividend yield, and solid projected earnings growth.
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$112.74 vs $113.97 close before publication (Sep 29) · not market-adjusted
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