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SelectedToday6M Return

PFGPrincipal Financial Group Inc− 1.44%+ 19.74%
METMetLife Inc− 0.70%+ 29.44%
AFLAflac Inc− 0.69%+ 3.01%
PRUPrudential Financial Inc− 0.06%+ 20.17%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

PFG+ 19.7%MET+ 29.4%AFL+ 3.0%PRU+ 20.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PFGPrincipal Financial Group Inc	METMetLife Inc	AFLAflac Inc	PRUPrudential Financial Inc
Return
Last Price	116.80	98.54	117.54	123.13
Daily Change	− 1.44%	− 0.70%	− 0.69%	− 0.06%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 19.74%	+ 29.44%	+ 3.01%	+ 20.17%
Valuation
Market Cap	$25.0 B	$63.4 B	$59.8 B	$42.7 B
P/E Ratio	16.58	17.90	12.60	11.02
Dividend Yield	3.69%	3.27%	2.41%	5.22%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	9.9%	4.6%	26.9%	6.5%
Risk
Beta	0.89	0.80	0.57	0.85
52-Week Range	77.90 — $121.18	67.33 — $100.93	104.66 — $130.22	91.89 — $127.72
Company
Sector	Financials	Financials	Financials	Financials
Industry	Insurance	Insurance	Insurance	Insurance

Company

PFGFinancials · Insurance
METFinancials · Insurance
AFLFinancials · Insurance
PRUFinancials · Insurance

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