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The Principal Financial Group
Type
Public
Traded as NYSE: PFG
S&P 500 Component
Industry Insurance, Financial Services
Founded 1879
Founder Edward Temple
Headquarters 711 High St.
Des Moines, IA
, U.S.
Area served
Global
Key people
Daniel Houston (CEO)
Products The Principal is a global investment management leader offering retirement services, insurance solutions and asset management.
Operating income
IncreaseUS$1.1 Billion
Net income
IncreaseUS$ 879.7 million (2013) (available to common stockholders)
AUM IncreaseUS$ 692.4 billion (2017)
Number of employees
14,600 (March 2014)
Website www.principal.com

The Principal Financial Group is a global financial investment management leader headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Principal Financial Group (Principal) offers businesses individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services including retirement, asset management and insurance, through its diverse family of financial services companies. Principal has offices in 18 countries throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America. As of March 31, 2014, The Principal Financial Group had $496 billion in total assets under management and serves some 19.2 million customers worldwide.

In 2014, Principal was ranked 298th on Fortune magazine's list of the 500 largest U.S. corporations (May 2014). In 2013, Principal earned the top spot in its category for the second year in a row of Pensions & Investments' annual survey of "Best Places to Work" in Money Management. In 2013, Principal ranked 528th on the Forbes Global 2000 list, which recognizes the world's biggest and most powerful companies, as measured by a composite ranking for sales profits, assets and market value (as of April 2013).


Four segments comprise the company: Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Global Investors, Principal International, and U.S. Insurance Solutions.

The company employs roughly 9,000 people in Des Moines, Iowa, and owns and operates several buildings in the downtown area. The tallest, known as 801 Grand, is 45 stories tall (192m/630 ft), and houses many other companies in addition to The Principal.

As of March 2014, Principal employed 14,600 employees worldwide, with its Global Delivery center, Principal Global Services, in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Principal also has a lobbyist registered in the Iowa Legislature since 2016 December. He is designated to lobby the Executive Branch of the Government of Iowa.

Eddie was the lead and central character in the marketing campaign of the Principal Financial Group from 2005 to 2015. Eddie’s television and print ads often depicted him facing challenges and using the Principal Edge logo to solve his financial, business, and everyday life problems. Eddie retired in late 2015 in preparation for the company's new logo that debuted in 2016.

The Principal owns the naming rights to Principal Riverwalk, Principal Park and The Principal Charity Classic in Des Moines.

Q reports

Period Date Adjusted Actuals EPS GAAP EPS
Q3 2022 2022-10-27 Future report Set alerts
Q2 2022 2022-08-08 1.65 1.65
Q1 2022 2022-04-28 1.63 1.63
Q4 2021 2022-02-07 1.85 1.85
Q3 2021 2021-10-26 1.69 1.69
Q2 2021 2021-07-27 1.70 1.70
Q1 2021 2021-04-27 1.53 1.53
Q4 2020 2021-01-28 1.48 1.48
Q3 2020 2020-10-26 0.85 0.85
Q2 2020 2020-07-27 1.46 1.46

Ratings

2016-07-07 Lower Price Target Deutsche Bank AG Hold $46.00 to $43.00
2016-07-06 Initiated Coverage Evercore ISI Buy $48.00
2016-06-29 Downgrade Bank of America Buy to Neutral
2016-06-29 Downgrade Bank of America Corp. Buy to Neutral
2016-05-03 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold
2016-05-03 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank AG Hold
2016-04-30 Reiterated Rating Morgan Stanley Hold
2016-04-06 Boost Price Target Citigroup Inc. Sell $35.00 to $36.00
2016-03-15 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $43.00
2016-02-26 Downgrade Atlantic Securities Overweight to Neutral $50.00 to $41.00
2016-02-19 Lower Price Target Citigroup Inc. $41.00 to $35.00
2016-02-08 Lower Price Target Piper Jaffray Neutral $50.00 to $48.00
2016-02-08 Lower Price Target Piper Jaffray Cos. Neutral $50.00 to $48.00
2016-02-02 Lower Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. Underweight $52.00 to $46.00
2016-02-02 Lower Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $52.00 to $41.00
2016-02-02 Reiterated Rating Piper Jaffray Neutral $51.00 to $50.00
2016-02-02 Lower Price Target RBC Capital Outperform $59.00 to $52.00
2016-02-02 Lower Price Target Barclays PLC Equal Weight $52.00 to $41.00
2016-02-02 Lower Price Target Royal Bank Of Canada Outperform $59.00 to $52.00
2016-01-14 Lower Price Target Deutsche Bank Hold $52.00 to $45.00
2016-01-13 Lower Price Target Goldman Sachs Sell $46.00 to $41.00
2016-01-13 Lower Price Target Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Sell $46.00 to $41.00
2016-01-05 Downgrade Citigroup Inc. Neutral to Sell
2015-12-08 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold
2015-12-04 Reiterated Rating Macquarie Buy $55.00 to $56.00
2015-11-15 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold
2015-10-26 Boost Price Target Raymond James Outperform $53.00 to $54.00
2015-10-26 Boost Price Target Raymond James Financial Inc. Outperform $53.00 to $54.00
2015-10-23 Reiterated Rating Macquarie Buy $55.00
2015-10-23 Reiterated Rating Barclays Equal Weight $54.00 to $52.00
2015-10-23 Lower Price Target RBC Capital Outperform $60.00 to $59.00
2015-10-12 Reiterated Rating Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Hold
2015-09-10 Downgrade Goldman Sachs Neutral to Sell $50.00
2015-08-18 Downgrade Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform to Market Perform $59.00 to $61.00
2015-07-07 Boost Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. $48.00 to $52.00
2015-06-01 Initiated Coverage Piper Jaffray Neutral $60.00
2015-05-15 Initiated Coverage Goldman Sachs Neutral $55.00
2015-05-13 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $55.00
2015-05-04 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $53.00 to $55.00
2015-01-30 Lower Price Target Morgan Stanley $55.00 to $52.00
2015-01-29 Initiated Coverage Jefferies Group Buy $58.00
2015-01-27 Lower Price Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform $60.00 to $59.00
2015-01-14 Upgrade Raymond James Market Perform to Outperform $60.00
2015-01-08 Boost Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $52.00 to $54.00
2015-01-08 Upgrade Macquarie Neutral to Outperform
2015-01-07 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $56.00 to $53.00
2014-12-15 Boost Price Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform $58.00 to $60.00
2014-12-03 Initiated Coverage Atlantic Securities Overweight $60.00
2014-10-24 Reiterated Rating Credit Suisse Neutral $54.00 to $53.00
2014-10-24 Reiterated Rating Credit Suisse Group AG Neutral $54.00 to $53.00
2014-10-20 Downgrade Raymond James Outperform to Market Perform $58.00
2014-10-13 Reiterated Rating Sterne Agee CRT Neutral $56.00 to $58.00
2014-09-15 Reiterated Rating Citigroup Inc. Neutral $54.00 to $56.00
2014-08-28 Initiated Coverage Barclays Equal Weight
2014-07-29 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $56.00 to $57.00
2014-07-25 Set Price Target Credit Suisse Neutral $50.00 to $54.00
2014-07-17 Reiterated Rating Sterne Agee CRT Neutral $55.00 to $56.00
2014-07-14 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $50.00 to $56.00
2014-07-09 Reiterated Rating Citigroup Inc. Neutral $52.00 to $54.00
2014-07-09 Boost Price Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods $55.00 to $58.00
2014-07-01 Reiterated Rating JPMorgan Chase & Co. Underweight $44.00 to $48.00
2014-06-09 Upgrade Morgan Stanley Underweight to Equal Weight
2014-04-28 Upgrade Sandler O'Neill Hold to Buy
2014-04-25 Reiterated Rating JPMorgan Chase & Co. Underweight $44.00
2014-04-14 Upgrade Raymond James Market Perform to Outperform $51.00
2014-04-11 Upgrade Evercore ISI Underweight to Equal Weight $47.00 to $50.00
2014-02-28 Upgrade Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform to Outperform $54.00 to $56.00
2014-02-04 Lower Price Target Sterne Agee CRT Neutral $53.00
2014-01-13 Downgrade Macquarie Outperform to Neutral
2014-01-09 Boost Price Target FBR & Co. Market Perform $46.00 to $53.00
2014-01-07 Boost Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $44.00 to $52.00
2013-11-22 Downgrade Scotiabank Sector Perform to Underperform $42.00 to $45.00
2013-11-15 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $50.00 to $52.00
2013-10-30 Boost Price Target Deutsche Bank Hold $43.00 to $50.00
2013-10-25 Boost Price Target RBC Capital Outperform $47.00 to $52.00
2013-10-25 Boost Price Target Credit Suisse $41.00 to $45.00
2013-10-21 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $43.00
2013-10-21 Boost Price Target Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform $45.00 to $49.00
2013-10-16 Downgrade Raymond James Outperform to Market Perform
2013-09-16 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold $43.00
2013-09-16 Boost Price Target RBC Capital Outperform $42.00 to $47.00
2010-11-08 Reiterated Deutsche Bank Hold $26 to $29
2010-08-03 Reiterated FBR Capital Mkt Perform $32 to $29
2016-07-07 Lower Price Target Deutsche Bank AG Hold $46.00 to $43.00
2016-07-06 Initiated Coverage Evercore ISI Buy $48.00
2016-06-29 Downgrade Bank of America Buy to Neutral
2016-06-29 Downgrade Bank of America Corp. Buy to Neutral
2016-05-03 Reiterated Rating Deutsche Bank Hold

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Major Shareholders

Name Relationship Total Shares Holding stocks
ZIMPLEMAN LARRY D Chairman, President & CEO 0.09%  (263514) PFG /
MCCAUGHAN JAMES P President - Global Asset Mgmt. 0.06%  (188951) PFG /
Houston Daniel Joseph Pres.-Ret., Ins. & Fin. Svcs. 0.06%  (179430) PFG /
GELATT DANIEL 0.04%  (109991) PFG /
Lillis Terrance J. Senior Vice President & CFO 0.03%  (99715) PFG /
SHAFF KAREN E Exec. VP and General Counsel 0.03%  (76481) PFG /
SCHOLTEN GARY P Sr VP & Ch Info Officer 0.02%  (69261) PFG /
Valdes Luis E. President-Principal Internat\'l 0.02%  (61446) PFG /
LAWLER JULIA M SVP & Chief Risk Officer 0.02%  (60819) PFG /
Eucher Ralph Craig EVP 0.02%  (59916) PFG /
Dunbar Timothy Mark SVP and Chief Investment Offic 0.02%  (49791) PFG /
TALLETT ELIZEBETH E 0.02%  (48967) MDP / PFG / WLP /
CARTER MILLER JOYCELYN 0.02%  (44563) NTGR / PFG /
BERNARD BETSY J 0.01%  (43932) PFG / ZMH /
HELTON SANDRA L 0.01%  (43391) CVD / LXK / PFG /
STRABLE-SOETHOUT DEANNA D President - US Ins. Solutions 0.01%  (42675) PFG /
DAN MICHAEL T 0.01%  (39636) PFG /
COSTLEY GARY E 0.01%  (36997) CVD / PBH / PFG /
KEYSER RICHARD L 0.01%  (36308) PFG / ZBRA /
Everett Nora Mary President - RIS 0.01%  (36159) PFG /
FERRO DENNIS H 0.01%  (27228) PFG /
Friedrich Amy Christine President - USIS 0.01%  (24083) PFG /
Elming Gregory Bernard SVP & Chief Risk Officer 0.01%  (20843) PFG /