Principal Financial Group Inc Stock Forecast
Principal Financial Group Inc stock upgraded from Sell Candidate to Hold/Accumulate after Thursday trading session.
(Updated on Apr 18, 2024)
The Principal Financial Group Inc stock price gained 0.612% on the last trading day (Thursday, 18th Apr 2024), rising from $78.48 to $78.96. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.31% from a day low at $78.76 to a day high of $79.79. The price has fallen in 7 of the last 10 days and is down by -6.67% for this period. Volume fell on the last day by -28 thousand shares and in total, 876 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $69.13 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stock lies in the lower part of a wide and weak rising trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good buying opportunity. If the lower trend floor at $78.39 is broken, it will firstly indicate a slower rate of rising, but may also be an early warning for a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 5.33% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $82.57 and $91.96 at the end of this 3-month period.
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PFG Signals & Forecast
A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, and so far it has risen 0.91%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. The Principal Financial Group Inc stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at $79.42 and $82.15. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Principal Financial Group Inc stock
Principal Financial Group Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $78.69 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $1.03 between high and low, or 1.31%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.71%.
Principal Financial Group Inc is oversold on RSI14 (13). Some stocks may fall long and hard while being oversold on RSI, but stocks that are heavily oversold on RSI often pose good re-bounce chance and played well it can be a buy candidate.
Our recommended stop-loss: $74.29 (-5.91%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. Low RSI14 is 13 which reduces the risk some. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 2 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (PFG) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 19th
For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 19th we expect Principal Financial Group Inc to open at $79.17, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $77.55 and $80.37, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.41 (+/-1.78%) up or down from last closing price. If Principal Financial Group Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.57% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $78.69 (0.34%) than the resistance at $79.26 (0.38%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Earnings coming up
Principal Financial Group Inc will release earnings AMC on Thursday, April 25, 2024.The consensus among the analysts for the expected earnings (EPS) is $1.74. We will update the financials statements for Principal Financial Group Inc, that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 2.11% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Is Principal Financial Group Inc stock A Buy?
Principal Financial Group Inc holds several negative signals and this should be a sell candidate, but due to the general chance for a turnaround situation it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Sell to a Hold/Accumulate candidate.
Current score: 0.086 Hold/Accumulate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Principal Financial Group Inc of Friday, April 19, 2024
| Fair opening price April 19, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $79.17 ( 0.266%) | $78.96 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for PFG
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 80.20 | 1.57 % | |
| R2 | 79.81 | 1.07 % | ||
| R1 | 79.56 | 0.764 % | ||
| Current price: | 78.96 | |||
| Support | S1 | 78.78 | -0.232 % | |
| S2 | 78.53 | -0.540 % | ||
| S3 | 78.14 | -1.04 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 82.55 | 4.55 % | |
| R2 | 79.97 | 1.28 % | ||
| R1 | 79.26 | 0.380 % | ||
| Current price | 78.96 | |||
| Support | S1 | 78.69 | -0.342% | |
| S2 | 78.32 | -0.81% | ||
| S3 | 78.11 | -1.08% |
PFG Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 09, 2024 | Mar 11, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.690 | 0.799% |
| 2 | Oct 26, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | $0.670 | 0.86% |
| 3 | Jul 26, 2023 | Sep 06, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.650 | 0.90% |
| 4 | Apr 26, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.640 | 0.84% |
| 5 | Jan 27, 2023 | Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.640 | 0.86% |
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