PFG
Principal Financial Group Inc · Financial Services · Asset Management
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R500#337 today
$111.96
-0.25% today · -2.45% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- PFG −0.25% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −1.0 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 30): After its 61 big drops in the past 5 years, PFG typically gained 0.3% over the next day (median) and was higher 59% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -0.6% and +0.9%. An ordinary day: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #10 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own PFG in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | +11.1% | #140 |
| one week | Feb 6, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | +8.7% | #427 |
| one month | Mar 27, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | +15.0% | #419 |
| 3 months | Mar 20, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | +31.8% | #243 |
| 6 months | Mar 13, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | +40.1% | #242 |
| one year | Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 3, 2026 | +58.0% | #194 |
Rank #427 for one week means 426 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
-0.2% | -2.4% | +1.3% | +1.8% | +26.2% | +37.5% |
| Best one single day Apr 8, 2025 |
-2.9% | -18.3% | -18.0% | -10.4% | -17.6% | -14.9% |
| Best one week Feb 6, 2025 |
-0.7% | -4.2% | +2.8% | -6.3% | +10.9% | +5.6% |
| Best one month Mar 27, 2026 |
-2.2% | +2.3% | -8.0% | -1.8% | +7.3% | +6.2% |
| Best 3 months Mar 20, 2026 |
-1.0% | -0.9% | -10.4% | -3.5% | +6.0% | +5.0% |
| Best 6 months Mar 13, 2026 |
-0.4% | -6.1% | -4.2% | -3.7% | +5.7% | +10.7% |
| Best one year Aug 1, 2025 |
-3.0% | -6.8% | -6.6% | +3.0% | -6.6% | -1.4% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.