What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for PRU Q1 Earnings?

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Prudential Financial in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.64. The consensus estimate for Prudential Financial’s current full-year earnings is $13.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prudential Financial’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.55 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Prudential Financial from $121.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on shares of Prudential Financial in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Prudential Financial from $123.00 to $122.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 19th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Prudential Financial from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Prudential Financial in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Prudential Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $125.69.

Prudential Financial Trading Up 1.3 %

NYSE:PRU opened at $127.89 on Monday. Prudential Financial has a one year low of $94.92 and a one year high of $129.13. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $123.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $119.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $45.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.29.

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $3.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $19.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.57 billion. Prudential Financial had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 15.30%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.44 EPS.

Prudential Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th will be given a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 19th. Prudential Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Prudential Financial

In other Prudential Financial news, EVP Caroline Feeney sold 1,110 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.97, for a total transaction of $133,166.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 10,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,220,694.75. The trade was a 9.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Insurance Co Of Ame Prudential purchased 261,059 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $27.58 per share, for a total transaction of $7,200,007.22. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 4,208,549 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $116,071,781.42. This trade represents a 6.61 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.31% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of PRU. Unigestion Holding SA purchased a new position in Prudential Financial in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,994,000. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its position in shares of Prudential Financial by 1.9% in the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 191,652 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $23,209,000 after acquiring an additional 3,615 shares in the last quarter. Empire Financial Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Prudential Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $854,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Prudential Financial by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,722 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,424,000 after purchasing an additional 775 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Prudential Financial by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,662,679 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,047,872,000 after purchasing an additional 341,787 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 56.83% of the company’s stock.

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.