# Principal Financial Group (PFG) — Analyst Forecast

PFG · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/pfg/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $86.00 | $110.50 | $128.00 | 8 |

Last price $108.96 (as of Oct 15, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 15, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | $106.00 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $113.00 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $115.00 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Underweight | $86.00 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $128.00 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $120.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | $107.00 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | In-Line | $112.00 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintained | Underperform | $104.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $113.00 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | $106.00 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $112.00 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | In-Line | $114.00 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Jefferies | Maintained | Hold | $98.00 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $114.00 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Underweight | $92.00 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $112.00 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | B of A Securities | Downgraded | Neutral → Underperform | $95.00 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $125.00 |
| May 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $107.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for PFG stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Principal Financial Group (PFG) is $110.50, with a high estimate of $128.00 and a low of $86.00, across 8 analysts.

### Is PFG a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Principal Financial Group currently average a Hold rating: 2 buy, 9 hold and 3 sell, from 14 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for PFG?

The average price target of $110.50 implies 1.41% upside from the last price of $108.96.

### What is the latest analyst rating on PFG?

On Oct 15, 2026, JP Morgan maintained Principal Financial Group at Neutral with a price target of $106.00.

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