Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Investors Business Daily
Investors Business Daily
Business
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

Principal Financial Group Getting Closer To Key Technical Benchmark

In a welcome move, Principal Financial Group saw its Relative Strength Rating improve from 70 to 73 on Tuesday.

IBD's unique rating tracks price movement with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The grade shows how a stock's price performance over the last 52 weeks compares to all the other stocks in our database.

History shows that the stocks that go on to make the biggest gains often have an RS Rating of over 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if Principal Financial Group can continue to rebound and clear that threshold.

When To Sell Stocks To Lock In Profits And Minimize Losses

Principal Financial Group is building a consolidation with a 91.97 buy point. See if the stock can break out in volume at least 40% above average.

Earnings grew 6% last quarter, up from 2% in the prior report. Revenue also increased, from -35% to 77%. Keep an eye out for the company's next round of numbers on or around Apr. 24.

Principal Financial Group earns the No. 13 rank among its peers in the Insurance-Diversified industry group. Bowhead Specialty, EverQuote and Palomar Holdings are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.

This article was created automatically with Stats Perform's Wordsmith software using data and article templates supplied by Investor's Business Daily. An IBD journalist may have edited the article.

RELATED:

IBD Stock Rating Upgrades: Rising Relative Strength

Why Should You Use IBD's Relative Strength Rating?

How Relative Strength Line Can Help You Judge A Stock

Ready To Grow Your Investing Skills? Join An IBD Meetup Group!

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.