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PRU Stock vs the S&P 500: Returns, Risk and Crash History
Prudential Financial, Inc., financial services (market value $39.2 billion), an S&P 500 member: how it compared with the S&P 500, how it behaved in every crash since 2008, its risk‑adjusted returns and what analysts said. Data as of Oct 30, 2026.
What changed since Oct 26
Exent re-checks this page every day. Ratings appear 30 days after they are published; the top‑ranked analysts’ calls are not counted here, they are in Gems.
+2 new ratings+17.9% 1‑year return through Oct 30 (was +15.3%)
Key takeaways
- PRU returned +35.0% over the 5 years to Oct 30, 2026 versus +75.9% for the S&P 500: it lagged the index.
- Its 5-year Sharpe ratio was 0.22 against 0.58 for the S&P 500.
- Its deepest crisis drawdown was −88.8% in the global financial crisis (2007–09) (S&P 500: −56.5%).
- Five‑year volatility was 25.9% and beta 0.86.
- 18 analysts rated it in the past year; 0% of their latest calls were Buy.
- PRU beat earnings estimates in 7 of its last 12 reports; the stock moved 3.5% on average, up or down, around each report.
What do the best‑ranked analysts on PRU say now? See it in Exent Gems →
In this article
- Did PRU beat the S&P 500?
- What Wall Street analysts say about PRU
- PRU returns by year vs the S&P 500
- PRU risk-adjusted returns: Sharpe, Sortino and volatility
- How PRU behaved in past crashes
- What moves with PRU, and what doesn’t
- Latest PRU upgrades, downgrades and price‑target changes
- Do analysts get PRU right?
- How PRU moves after earnings
- Where PRU’s revenue comes from
- Members of Congress who traded PRU
- Are PRU insiders buying or selling?
- How much of PRU is sold short?
- How many institutions own PRU?
- Is PRU diluting shareholders?
- PRU financial health scores
- What PRU talks about on earnings calls
- Which ETFs hold PRU?
- The right benchmark for PRU
- Other financial services stocks
- Data and methodology
Did PRU beat the S&P 500?
Over the 5 years to Oct 30, 2026, Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) returned +35.0% including dividends, versus +75.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It lagged the index by 40.9 percentage points, or +6.2% a year against +12.0%.
| Period | PRU | S&P 500 | PRU per year | S&P 500 per year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +17.9% | +12.0% | +17.9% | +12.0% | Beat |
| 3 years | +47.4% | +87.4% | +13.8% | +23.3% | Lagged |
| 5 years | +35.0% | +75.9% | +6.2% | +12.0% | Lagged |
| 10 years | +116.9% | +316.3% | +8.1% | +15.3% | Lagged |
- 1 year
- PRU
- +17.9%
- S&P 500
- +12.0%
- PRU per year
- +17.9%
- S&P 500 per year
- +12.0%
- Result
- Beat
- 3 years
- PRU
- +47.4%
- S&P 500
- +87.4%
- PRU per year
- +13.8%
- S&P 500 per year
- +23.3%
- Result
- Lagged
- 5 years
- PRU
- +35.0%
- S&P 500
- +75.9%
- PRU per year
- +6.2%
- S&P 500 per year
- +12.0%
- Result
- Lagged
- 10 years
- PRU
- +116.9%
- S&P 500
- +316.3%
- PRU per year
- +8.1%
- S&P 500 per year
- +15.3%
- Result
- Lagged
Total return with dividends reinvested, from month-end prices to Oct 30, 2026. Beating the index on raw return is only half the story: the next section adjusts for the risk taken. See also how to beat the S&P 500.
PRU is in the S&P 500 (members as of Oct 20, 2026); the list shows every member’s return against the index.
What Wall Street analysts say about PRU
In the 12 months to 30 days ago, 18 analysts published 194 ratings on PRU. Their latest calls were 0% Buy, 76% Hold and 24% Sell. 11 of them rank 4★ or higher in Exent’s analyst scoring, which is based on each analyst’s past price‑target hit rate and returns.
The consensus 12‑month price target was $109.80 (range $92.00–$129.00), −7.2% from the last price. Remember that the average analyst’s target is hit only about half the time: how accurate are price targets?
| Top‑ranked analyst covering | Firm | Stars | Price‑target hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Newsome | Piper Sandler | 5.0★ | 61.4% |
| Yaron Kinar | Mizuho Securities | 4.9★ | 59.4% |
| Ryan Krueger | KBW | 4.8★ | 60.7% |
| Suneet Kamath | Jefferies | 4.8★ | 56.4% |
| John Barnidge | Piper Sandler | 4.8★ | 56.5% |
Ratings are shown with a 30‑day delay. Who the top‑ranked analysts on PRU are, their live calls and the median target of only the top‑rated analysts are in Exent Gems.
The average analyst’s target is reached about 53.1% of the time; Exent Gems is built on the top 50 of Exent’s ranking,where some reached 90% or more over the last two years. Unlock the top 50 analysts.
PRU returns by year vs the S&P 500
PRU beat the S&P 500 in 2 of the 9 full calendar years shown.
| Year | PRU | S&P 500 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 30, 2026) | +7.2% | +11.7% | −4.5% |
| 2025 | +0.2% | +17.7% | −17.5% |
| 2024 | +19.4% | +24.9% | −5.5% |
| 2023 | +10.1% | +26.2% | −16.1% |
| 2022 | −3.9% | −18.2% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | +45.3% | +28.7% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | −11.4% | +18.3% | −29.7% |
| 2019 | +20.1% | +31.2% | −11.1% |
| 2018 | −26.5% | −4.6% | −21.9% |
| 2017 | +13.6% | +21.7% | −8.1% |
PRU risk-adjusted returns: Sharpe, Sortino and volatility
Over 5 years, PRU had a Sharpe ratio of 0.22 against 0.58 for the S&P 500, so it earned less return per unit of risk than the index. Its annualized volatility was 23.8% and its beta 0.86: it tended to move about 0.9× as much as the market.
| Metric | PRU | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Annual return | +6.2% | +12.0% |
| Volatility (annualized) | 23.8% | 15.5% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.22 | 0.58 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.33 | 0.91 |
| Max drawdown (month-end) | −29.1% | −23.9% |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | 0.86 | 1.00 |
Sharpe divides return above cash by total volatility; Sortino counts only downside volatility. Both use monthly returns and the 1–3 month T‑bill ETF (BIL) as the risk‑free rate.
How PRU behaved in past crashes
PRU’s deepest fall in the crises below was −88.8% in the global financial crisis (2007–09), against −56.5% for the S&P 500. The last column turns that into money: what a $100,000 position would have lost from peak to trough.
| Crisis | PRU | S&P 500 | Loss on $100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global financial crisis (2007–09) | −88.8% | −56.5% | −$88,830 |
| 2018 trade-war selloff | −27.5% | −20.2% | −$27,510 |
| COVID crash (Feb–Mar 2020) | −58.2% | −34.1% | −$58,180 |
| 2022 inflation bear market | −29.3% | −25.4% | −$29,330 |
| 2025 tariff selloff | −17.7% | −19.0% | −$17,710 |
| Window | PRU max drawdown |
|---|---|
| Last 1 year | −21.5% |
| Last 3 years | −25.7% |
| Last 5 years | −33.1% |
| Last 10 years | −68.9% |
Peak‑to‑trough declines from daily prices inside each crisis window. A crash replay does not predict the next crisis; it shows how much room a holding needs. Run the same replay on a whole portfolio with the crash test.
What moves with PRU, and what doesn’t
Correlation runs from −1 (moves opposite) to +1 (moves in lockstep). Over the last 60 months of monthly returns, PRU’s correlation with the S&P 500 was 0.56, with the Nasdaq‑100 0.28, with long Treasuries (TLT) 0.14 and with gold (GLD) −0.11.
Adding a 5% PRU position to an S&P 500 portfolio would have moved its 5‑year volatility from 15.5% to 15.4%.
| Least correlated large caps | Correlation | Most correlated large caps | Correlation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRWD | −0.01 | BAC | 0.79 |
| META | −0.01 | PNC | 0.74 |
| CDNS | −0.01 | USB | 0.72 |
| PLTR | 0.00 | JPM | 0.71 |
| AMD | 0.03 | WFC | 0.69 |
Holdings that are highly correlated behave like one position in a selloff. See how to find hidden overlap.
Latest PRU upgrades, downgrades and price‑target changes
| Date | Rating and target | Analyst |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | Target cut Hold | Andrew Kligerman |
| Oct 16 | Target cut Hold | Ryan Krueger |
| Oct 16 | Target cut Sell | Alex Scott |
| Oct 12 | Target cut Hold | Paul Newsome |
| Oct 12 | Target cut Hold | Yaron Kinar |
| Oct 12 | Target raised Hold | Joshua Shanker |
| Oct 7 | Target cut Hold | Yaron Kinar |
| Oct 7 | Target raised Sell | Alex Scott |
Named analysts’ rating and price‑target changes on PRU in the 5 weeks to Oct 4, 2026, shown 30 days after publication (the free analysts’ calls 3 days after). The top‑ranked analysts’ calls are in Exent Gems. See all of the latest analyst upgrades and downgrades.
Do analysts get PRU right?
Of the 377 analyst price targets on PRU set from 2019 until a year ago, 70.3% were reached within 12 months (data to Oct 20, 2026), 1.7 points above the 68.6% hit rate of the median stock in Exent’s study of 794 stocks. Targets that were reached took a median of 31 days. The median target sat 5.4% above the share price on the day it was set.
Where analysts said PRU would be by now: a year ago, 5 analysts had a price target on PRU, and the median of their latest targets was $118.00. On Oct 20, 2026 PRU closed at $115.22, 2.4% below it.
70.3%of targets reached within 12 monthsMedian stock: 68.6%
31 daysmedian time to reach a target
−2.4%price now vs the median target set a year ago
| After | Calls | Move on the call | 3 months vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrades of PRU | 9 | +1.3% | −0.5% |
| Upgrades, all stocks | 11,514 | +2.5% | +3.4% |
| Downgrades of PRU | 22 | −2.2% | +1.2% |
| Downgrades, all stocks | 10,700 | −3.0% | −1.6% |
The move on the call runs from the close before the rating change to the close after it; the last column is the stock’s return minus the S&P 500’s over the next three months. Averages of rating changes on PRU through Sep 15, 2026; analysts are not named here. Do analyst upgrades move stocks?
How PRU moves after earnings
PRU beat the consensus earnings‑per‑share estimate in 7 of its last 12 quarterly reports, through the one on Aug 4, 2026, and the revenue estimate in 7 of 12. From the close before each report to the close after it, the stock moved 3.5% on average, up or down, against 6.8% for the average report across the 1,002 US stocks Exent tracks. It rose after 6 of the 12 reports. In 3 of the 7 beats the stock still fell.
7/12earnings beats
±3.5%average move per report
6/12reports followed by a rise
| Report | EPS vs estimate | Revenue vs estimate | Stock move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $4.08 vs $3.52 | −1.4% | −2.3% |
| May 5, 2026 | $3.61 vs $3.09 | +8.0% | +2.6% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $3.30 vs $3.37 | −1.0% | −8.5% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $4.26 vs $3.72 | +27.0% | +1.6% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $3.58 vs $3.22 | +1.9% | +0.1% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $3.29 vs $3.18 | −6.3% | −2.2% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $2.96 vs $3.36 | −14.2% | −4.1% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $3.48 vs $3.47 | +30.9% | −2.2% |
Reported earnings per share against the consensus estimate, revenue surprise in percent, and the stock’s price change over the two sessions around the report. How stocks move after earnings
Where PRU’s revenue comes from
In fiscal 2024 (the year to Dec 31, 2024), PRU’s largest reported region was the United States, with 69.0% of its $70.4 billion revenue. By region: United States 69.0%; Japan 19.5%; Non-US 11.5%.
By business, the largest segment was Retirement, with 56.3% of $29.6 billion revenue (−50.0% on the year before).
| Segment | Revenue | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | $16.7 billion | 56.3% | −50.0% |
| Group Insurance | $6.8 billion | 22.9% | +5.4% |
| Individual Life | $6.1 billion | 20.7% | −1.0% |
From PRU’s annual filings; segment growth compares fiscal 2025 with the year before. Regions are as each company reports them, so one company’s “Asia Pacific” is not another’s. China counts the regions a company reports as China, Greater China or Hong Kong; a separately reported Taiwan is not counted. Which S&P 500 companies depend most on China?
Members of Congress who traded PRU
As of Oct 20, 2026, 22 members of Congress had disclosed 63 trades in PRU (33 buys and 30 sales) in STOCK Act disclosures filed with the House and Senate. The latest public trade is dated Apr 23, 2026.
| Trade date | Member | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | Lloyd Smucker | Sale | $1,001–$15,000 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Alan Armstrong | Sale | $1,001–$15,000 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Gilbert Cisneros | Sale | $1,001–$15,000 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $15,001–$50,000 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Gilbert Cisneros | Buy | $1,001–$15,000 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001–$15,000 |
| May 12, 2025 | Jefferson Shreve | Sale | $15,001–$50,000 |
| May 7, 2025 | Michael Rulli | Sale | $1,001–$15,000 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Jefferson Shreve | Buy | $15,001–$50,000 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $1,001–$15,000 |
Amounts are the ranges members report, not exact values. The STOCK Act gives members up to 45 days to disclose a trade, so trades appear weeks after they are made. See every member’s disclosed trades
Are PRU insiders buying or selling?
In the 12 months to Oct 20, 2026, PRU insiders made 3 open‑market purchases worth $168,841 by 3 insiders and 8 sales worth $9.2 million, according to SEC Form 4 filings.
After the 22 insider purchases of $10,000 or more since 2012, PRU lagged the S&P 500 by an average of 2.7 percentage points over the next 12 months; 32% of them were followed by a beat. Across all 17,865 insider purchases in Exent’s study, the average was +17.2% and the median +1.0% against the index.
| Date | Insider | Role | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Stoddard Thomas D | Director | $25,743 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Wolk Joseph J | Director | $42,128 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Chappuis Jacques | Executive Vice President | $100,970 |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Di Sibio Carmine | Director | $22,208 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Feeney Caroline | Executive Vice President | $13,324 |
The table lists the latest open‑market purchases on record, leaving out the last 30 days. The chart counts Form 4 purchases and sales by calendar quarter. Purchases are open‑market buys; sales include planned sales under 10b5‑1 trading plans. Do insider buys beat the market?
How much of PRU is sold short?
As of the Sep 30, 2026 settlement date, 4.36% of PRU’s float was sold short: 15.0 million shares, or 9.3 days of average trading volume to cover. A year earlier (Oct 15, 2025) it was 1.67%. The median across the 997 US stocks Exent tracks was 4.77%, so PRU is less heavily shorted than most.
From FINRA short‑interest reports, filed twice a month; the bars show the short share of the float at each month‑end. Days to cover divides the shares short by the average daily volume. The most shorted stocks
How many institutions own PRU?
At the end of Q2 2026 (Jun 30, 2026), 1,474 institutions reported holding PRU in 13F filings, up 60 from the quarter before and up from 1,381 a year earlier. Their reported holdings add up to 68.2% of PRU’s shares. In the quarter 693 institutions added to their positions and 485 cut them.
1,47413F holders
156new positions
103positions closed
68.2%of shares held by 13F filers
Investment managers with over $100 million in US equities file 13F reports within 45 days of each quarter end, so this is the latest complete quarter. Holdings can add up to more than 100% when shares are lent and counted twice. Which stocks institutions are buying and selling
Is PRU diluting shareholders?
PRU’s diluted share count fell 11.6% over the five fiscal years to fiscal 2025 and fell 2.6% in fiscal 2025 alone. Each share now owns a larger slice of the company. The median change across the 1,005 US stocks Exent tracks was −0.1%.
PRU spent $1.0 billion buying back shares, a buyback yield of 2.41% of its market value; stock pay equaled 0.0% of the buybacks.
−2.6%share count, 1 year
−11.6%share count, 5 years
0.0%stock pay as % of revenue
2.41%buyback yield
Weighted‑average diluted shares from PRU’s annual income statements; stock‑based compensation and buybacks from its cash‑flow statement. Stock dilution and stock‑based compensation, explained
PRU financial health scores
In Exent’s Oct 20, 2026 snapshot, PRU’s Piotroski F‑score was 9 out of 9; 3% of scored stocks reach 9 or more. The Altman Z‑score is not meaningful for financial services companies, so it is left out.
The Altman Z‑score combines five balance‑sheet and earnings ratios into one bankruptcy‑risk score: below 1.81 is the distress zone, 1.81–2.99 grey, above 2.99 safe. It is not meaningful for banks, insurers and REITs. The Piotroski F‑score counts nine yes/no tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency; 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak. Both come from the latest annual statements. Which stocks have the highest bankruptcy risk?
What PRU talks about on earnings calls
On its latest earnings call (Aug 7, 2026), PRU’s executives and analysts mentioned AI 4 times, against 1 on the call before (May 6, 2026); the average across 455 S&P 500 calls that quarter was 12.9. Tariffs and recession did not come up.
| Mentions | Aug ’26 | May ’26 | Feb ’26 | Oct ’25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| AI agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Data centers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tariffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recession | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AI
- Aug ’26
- 4
- May ’26
- 1
- Feb ’26
- 0
- Oct ’25
- 6
- AI agents
- Aug ’26
- 0
- May ’26
- 0
- Feb ’26
- 0
- Oct ’25
- 0
- Data centers
- Aug ’26
- 0
- May ’26
- 0
- Feb ’26
- 0
- Oct ’25
- 0
- Tariffs
- Aug ’26
- 0
- May ’26
- 0
- Feb ’26
- 0
- Oct ’25
- 0
- China
- Aug ’26
- 0
- May ’26
- 0
- Feb ’26
- 0
- Oct ’25
- 0
- Recession
- Aug ’26
- 0
- May ’26
- 0
- Feb ’26
- 0
- Oct ’25
- 0
Word counts in the full transcript of each call, prepared remarks and Q&A, newest first. “AI” also counts generative AI and large language models; “AI agents” counts agentic AI. Which companies talk most about AI?
Which ETFs hold PRU?
As of Oct 20, 2026, 57 of the 304 ETFs Exent tracks held PRU. Its largest weight is in DVY (iShares Select Dividend ETF), at 2.13% of the fund.
| ETF | Fund | Weight of PRU |
|---|---|---|
| DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 2.13% |
| FDVV | Fidelity High Dividend ETF | 1.44% |
| FDL | First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund | 1.17% |
| FGD | First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund | 1.06% |
| VOE | Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund | 0.67% |
| XLF | State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | 0.51% |
| VFH | Vanguard Financials Index Fund | 0.47% |
| IWS | iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | 0.39% |
Owning several of these funds stacks the same position. How much do VOO, QQQ and VTI overlap?
The right benchmark for PRU
Exent matches every holding to the index with the most similar risk. For PRU that is SPY (the S&P 500). Comparing a holding with an index that carries very different risk makes good results look bad and risky ones look clever. Read why the S&P 500 is the wrong benchmark for most portfolios.
Other financial services stocks
| Ticker | Name | 5‑year return | Volatility (5y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | +89.0% | 17.1% |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | +124.6% | 24.4% |
| V | Visa Inc. | +102.8% | 22.7% |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated | +95.9% | 23.9% |
| BAC | Bank of America Corporation | +18.3% | 26.5% |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | +110.1% | 28.6% |
| GS | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | +144.3% | 28.6% |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | +84.1% | 30.1% |
Data and methodology
Returns are total returns from month‑end adjusted closing prices (dividends reinvested) through Oct 30, 2026. Crisis drawdowns and trailing maximum drawdowns use daily prices. Analyst coverage counts ratings published in the last 12 months, shown with a 30‑day delay. Full method: Exent methodology.
Company data as of Oct 20, 2026. The move around an earnings report runs from the close before it to the close after it; a price target counts as hit when the stock closed at or beyond it within 12 months (Exent analyst data). Revenue by region and segment, share counts and executive pay come from company filings; insider trades from SEC Form 4, short interest from FINRA, institutional ownership from 13F filings, Congress trades from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the House and Senate, federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Filings from the last 30 days are shown as counts only.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Historical figures are calculated by Exent from market data and are for education only; they are not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Check PRU with Exent Gems
Wall Street’s average PRU price target is 7.2% below the latest share price. See what the best‑ranked analysts on PRU say now in Exent Gems.
- Exent ranks Wall Street analysts by their past price‑target hit rate and returns, and keeps the best‑ranked few.
- Gems shows who the top‑ranked analysts covering PRU are, their live calls and the median target of only the top‑rated analysts.
- Gems flags the stocks where several top‑ranked analysts agree: a starting point for your own research, not a promise.
Frequently asked questions
No. PRU returned +116.9% (+8.1% a year) over the 10 years to Oct 30, 2026, versus +316.3% (+15.3% a year) for the S&P 500, including dividends.
Yes. As of Oct 20, 2026, PRU (Prudential Financial, Inc.) is one of the 503 stocks in the S&P 500.
PRU fell −88.8% from peak to trough during the global financial crisis (2007–09), versus −56.5% for the S&P 500.
PRU fell −58.2% from peak to trough during the covid crash (feb–mar 2020), versus −34.1% for the S&P 500.
PRU fell −29.3% from peak to trough during the 2022 inflation bear market, versus −25.4% for the S&P 500.
Over the 5 years to Oct 30, 2026, PRU’s Sharpe ratio was 0.22 and its Sortino ratio 0.33, versus 0.58 and 0.91 for the S&P 500.
PRU’s 5‑year annualized volatility was 25.9%, higher than the S&P 500’s 17.0%, with a beta of 0.86.
Among large US stocks, the lowest correlations with PRU over the last 60 months were CRWD (−0.01), META (−0.01), CDNS (−0.01). Its correlation with long Treasuries (TLT) was 0.14 and with gold (GLD) −0.11.
PRU beat the consensus earnings-per-share estimate in 7 of its last 12 quarterly reports through Aug 4, 2026, and the revenue estimate in 7 of 12. The stock moved 3.5% on average, up or down, from the close before each report to the close after it.
Yes. As of Oct 20, 2026, 22 members of Congress had disclosed 63 trades in PRU (33 buys and 30 sales) in STOCK Act disclosures filed with the House and Senate.
As of the Sep 30, 2026 settlement date, 4.36% of PRU’s float was sold short (15.0 million shares, 9.3 days to cover), according to FINRA short-interest reports. A year earlier it was 1.67%.
No. PRU’s diluted share count fell 11.6% over the five fiscal years to fiscal 2025 and fell 2.6% in the latest year. Stock-based compensation was 0.0% of revenue, and buybacks totaled $1.0 billion.
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