Principal Financial Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PFG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.6b

Principal Financial Group Valuation

Is PFG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PFG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PFG ($79.14) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($161.35)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PFG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PFG?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PFG key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA10.1x
PEG Ratio1.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PFG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PFG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.9x
UNM Unum Group
7.6x6.3%US$9.7b
PRU Prudential Financial
16.1x13.9%US$39.7b
GL Globe Life
7.2x6.6%US$7.2b
PRI Primerica
12.8x5.8%US$7.4b
PFG Principal Financial Group
14.4x12.8%US$18.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PFG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the peer average (10.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PFG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a10.6%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

Fetching data

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a10.6%
n/an/an/a
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PFG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (14.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PFG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PFG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.4x
Fair PE Ratio18.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PFG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PFG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$79.14
US$82.60
+4.4%
7.7%US$89.00US$68.00n/a10
Apr ’25US$86.01
US$82.45
-4.1%
6.8%US$88.00US$68.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$80.05
US$82.45
+3.0%
6.8%US$88.00US$68.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$77.73
US$78.92
+1.5%
8.1%US$88.00US$68.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$78.67
US$75.58
-3.9%
8.9%US$86.00US$62.00n/a12
Dec ’24US$74.53
US$74.77
+0.3%
8.8%US$86.00US$62.00n/a13
Nov ’24US$67.26
US$74.62
+10.9%
8.9%US$86.00US$62.00n/a13
Oct ’24US$72.07
US$77.31
+7.3%
9.7%US$87.00US$64.00n/a13
Sep ’24US$78.43
US$77.69
-0.9%
9.3%US$87.00US$64.00n/a13
Aug ’24US$79.09
US$77.69
-1.8%
9.3%US$87.00US$64.00n/a13
Jul ’24US$75.84
US$76.31
+0.6%
10.7%US$94.00US$64.00n/a13
Jun ’24US$66.98
US$76.23
+13.8%
11.4%US$94.00US$60.00n/a13
May ’24US$73.98
US$76.14
+2.9%
11.0%US$94.00US$60.00US$79.1414
Apr ’24US$74.32
US$79.15
+6.5%
12.9%US$94.00US$58.00US$86.0113
Mar ’24US$91.23
US$83.77
-8.2%
12.5%US$100.00US$65.00US$80.0513
Feb ’24US$92.08
US$82.46
-10.4%
12.3%US$100.00US$65.00US$77.7313
Jan ’24US$83.92
US$78.46
-6.5%
11.7%US$90.00US$61.00US$78.6713
Dec ’23US$90.92
US$78.46
-13.7%
11.7%US$90.00US$61.00US$74.5313
Nov ’23US$88.32
US$77.15
-12.6%
13.0%US$90.00US$61.00US$67.2613
Oct ’23US$72.15
US$72.85
+1.0%
11.1%US$86.00US$59.00US$72.0713
Sep ’23US$74.68
US$72.54
-2.9%
11.9%US$86.00US$56.00US$78.4313
Aug ’23US$67.12
US$68.77
+2.5%
10.9%US$82.00US$56.00US$79.0913
Jul ’23US$67.77
US$73.50
+8.5%
10.3%US$85.00US$60.00US$75.8414
Jun ’23US$71.60
US$73.93
+3.3%
9.4%US$85.00US$62.00US$66.9814
May ’23US$68.14
US$75.54
+10.9%
8.3%US$85.00US$62.00US$73.9813

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


Discover undervalued companies

Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.