Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowers target for Prudential Financial stock to USD 119.00

Published on 10/17/2026 at 20:29 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Revenue was USD 14.15 billion in the second quarter. Prudential Financial stock stood at USD 115.91 on October 16, 2026, down 0.38 percent on the NYSE.

Target revision and reporting date

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered its Prudential Financial target from USD 123.00 to USD 119.00 on October 16, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue was USD 14.15 billion against USD 14.36 billion consensus.
Prudential Financial stock stood at USD 115.91 at 4:00 p.m. ET on October 16, 2026, down 0.38 percent on the NYSE.
Prudential Financial will release third-quarter 2026 results on November 3, 2026.

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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered its target for Prudential Financial from USD 123.00 to USD 119.00 on October 16, 2026, while keeping a Market Perform rating, according to MarketBeat. The revised target sits 2.67 percent above the USD 115.91 last price. Prudential Financial stock was down 0.38 percent on the NYSE at 4:00 p.m. ET on October 16, 2026.

Second-quarter revenue sets the baseline

Prudential Financial reported USD 14.15 billion of revenue for the second quarter of 2026, below the USD 14.36 billion consensus estimate, while earnings per share reached USD 4.08, compared with USD 3.52 expected. MarketBeat reported the figures after the company's August 4 results. The revenue comparison matters because the latest target revision came while analysts were weighing earnings strength against a softer top line.

Stock sits below the yearly high

The USD 115.91 price is USD 11.81 below Prudential Financial's 52-week high of USD 127.72 and USD 24.02 above its low of USD 91.89. The distance to the high is 9.25 percent. Trading volume reached 2,143,466 shares against an average of 1,704,223, while the company's market capitalization was USD 40.0 billion on October 16, 2026.

Valuation and the next reporting date

Prudential Financial's trailing P/E ratio was 10.43 on October 16, 2026. The company will release third-quarter 2026 results after the market closes on November 3, 2026, followed by a management conference call on November 4, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET, according to Prudential Financial.

Comparison with peers

Prudential Financial (NYSE, USD): minus 0.38 percent, P/E 10.43, market capitalization USD 40.0 billion

MetLife (NYSE, USD): plus 0.49 percent, P/E 19.34, market capitalization USD 64.0 billion

Aflac (NYSE, USD): plus 1.63 percent, P/E 12.93, market capitalization USD 60.1 billion

Stock position after the target cut

The target revision places the latest analyst objective above the last NYSE price, but the comparison remains narrower than the wider distance to the 52-week high. Prudential Financial's next scheduled earnings date gives investors the next dated checkpoint for the insurance group.