Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) fair value analysis

S&P 500 & Nasdaq · Updated 2026-09-07

Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a financial services company that provides retirement and investment products, insurance solutions, and asset management services to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The company operates globally with significant operations in the United States and other markets around the world.

Forward Fair Value verdict

Fairly valued

Based on TickrTrends' weekly Forward Fair Value model, PFG is trading at within about 10% of estimated fair value.

PFG currently ranks #75 of 165 Financial Services stocks by discount to Forward Fair Value. It has screened as Fairly valued for 3 consecutive weekly runs.

Last price: $116.68
Sector: Financial Services
12-month range: $83.02–$115.13

Derived indicators

Coarse bands from TickrTrends' weekly models; exact figures are part of the full report.

Quality grade: B
Leverage: Low
Margin trend: Expanding
Revenue growth: Declining
RSI zone: Neutral
50/200-day trend: Uptrend
52-week position: The top quarter of its range
DCF cross-check: Undervalued

What our data shows for PFG

Our model validated 17 trailing price-to-earnings windows for PFG, built from quarterly earnings records.
Shares are trading in the upper third of their 12-month price range of $83.02–$115.13.
The 14-day relative strength index sits at a neutral 59.

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How Forward Fair Value works

TickrTrends computes a Forward Fair Value for every covered stock each week: a conservatively normalized historical price-to-earnings multiple is applied to the analyst-consensus earnings estimate for the next full fiscal year. Every input window is validated for continuity and every result is screened for plausibility before publication.

Recent PFG news

TickrTrends' derived news-sentiment signal for PFG is currently leaning positive, computed from recent coverage.

PFG Looks 26.0% Overvalued on GF Value™ as Dividend Sustainability Remains a Key Focus (gurufocus.com, 2026-09-03)
TickrTrends take: PFG is assessed as fairly valued by TickrTrends while simultaneously appearing overvalued under the GF Value methodology, suggesting different analytical frameworks are reaching divergent conclusions about the stock's current price. Investors focused on valuation metrics should monitor how dividend sustainability develops, as this consideration appears central to understanding the stock's fundamental worth within the Financial Services sector. The gap between these valuation assessments indicates that market participants may benefit from tracking whether dividend coverage trends support either the fairly valued or overvalued perspective going forward.
CarGurus Appoints Matthew Mandel as Chief Financial Officer (manilatimes.net, 2026-09-03)
TickrTrends take: I cannot write the requested analysis because the headline concerns CarGurus, not PFG (Proofpoint or another PFG entity). Writing about CarGurus' CFO appointment while presenting it as context for PFG's valuation would mix two separate companies and violate the instruction to use only facts given without inventing data. To provide an accurate analysis, please clarify whether the headline should relate to PFG specifically, or provide the correct PFG-related headline.

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TickrTrends weekly updates

2026-09-07 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
2026-09-06 — PFG showed mixed technical developments this week as its 50/200-day trend state shifted from mixed to uptrend while momentum indicators weakened from grade A to none. The stock's sector discount rank moved from number 63 to number 75, indicating a slight weakening in valuation relative to other Financial Services companies. The current valuation verdict remains fairly valued.
2026-08-31 — TickrTrends initiated weekly Forward Fair Value coverage of this stock.

Frequently asked questions

Is PFG stock undervalued?

Based on TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value model (updated 2026-09-07), PFG is trading at within about 10% of estimated fair value and screens as fairly valued. The exact fair value and discount are available to subscribers.

What is PFG's TickrTrends verdict?

PFG's current verdict is Fairly valued, refreshed with every weekly Forward Fair Value run.

How does PFG compare to other Financial Services stocks?

PFG ranks #75 of 165 Financial Services stocks in TickrTrends' coverage when sorted by discount to Forward Fair Value.

Is PFG overbought or oversold?

PFG's 14-day RSI is in neutral territory - neither overbought nor oversold.

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