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Prudential Financial Inc

PRUNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryLife & Health Insurance

Beta (adjusted)0.89

Intrinsic Value $112.30median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $113.13Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 1% below the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $39B

Enterprise Value $44.5B

Shares Outstanding 347M diluted

Next Earnings Date28 Oct 2026

Last ex-dividend25 Aug 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Prudential entered the second half of 2026 with improving operating momentum: second-quarter after-tax adjusted operating income rose to $4.08 per share from $3.58, PGIM generated positive total and third-party net inflows, assets under management reached $1.642 trillion, and parent-company highly liquid assets were $4.2 billion. These positives are balanced by execution and conduct risk in Japan, where the voluntary new-sales suspension was extended and International Businesses constant-dollar sales declined 33%, and by continuing runoff pressure in U.S. Legacy Products. The resulting risk-reward supports a Hold rather than an aggressive accumulation recommendation.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets15 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$90.00

Mean target$109.93

High · most bullish analyst$130.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$90.0024%

Japan remediation takes longer than expected or identifies additional misconduct, International sales remain sharply lower, PGIM returns to net outflows, and legacy-block or investment losses offset growth elsewhere.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$109.9358%

Matches the consensus mean

Operating income remains resilient, PGIM flows fluctuate around modestly positive levels, and Japan remediation progresses without a rapid normalization of sales.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$130.0018%

A sustained recovery in PGIM flows, continued U.S. annuity and life-sales momentum, successful Japan remediation, and realization of the company's integration strategy could support stronger and more consistent earnings and cash generation.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Second-quarter after-tax adjusted operating income increased to $1.438 billion, or $4.08 per share, from $1.284 billion, or $3.58 per share, while assets under management reached $1.642 trillion and parent-company highly liquid assets totaled $4.2 billion.
PGIM produced $1.6 billion of total net inflows, including $4.6 billion of third-party net inflows, while Prudential returned $743 million to shareholders during the quarter and subsequently declared another $1.40 quarterly common dividend.

Key Investment Risks

Prudential of Japan extended its voluntary new-sales suspension by an additional 180 days because required operational, governance, organizational, and related changes were more complex than initially anticipated; second-quarter International Businesses constant-dollar sales fell 33%.
U.S. Legacy Products adjusted operating income declined to $234 million from $351 million, while quarterly net income included $655 million of pre-tax net realized investment losses and related charges and adjustments.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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