Head to head
Principal Financial vs Blackrock
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: PFG · BLK
PFG
Principal Financial
108.73-0.88%
1-year price shape — +34% over the period
Quant Rating B · 74/100
vs
BLK
Blackrock
1,069.63-0.91%
1-year price shape — -7% over the period
Quant Rating D · 30/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Blackrock edges it on the scoreable measures. Blackrock earns the most per share.
| PFG | BLK | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Asset Management | Asset Management |
| Last price | 108.73 | 1,069.63 |
| Change today | -0.88% | -0.91% |
| 1-year return | +34.5% | -6.8% |
| Market cap | $23.28B | $165.65B |
| 52-week range | 75.30 – 121.18 | 907.59 – 1,194.41 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 15.49 | 25.63 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 77th | 75th |
| P/B | 1.92 | 2.88 |
| Dividend yield | 2.93% | 2.05% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 5.25 | 35.31 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.12B | $5.47B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $15.69B | $27.30B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.4% | +30.6% |
| Gross margin | -- | 47.2% |
| Operating margin | -- | 33.0% |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 24.1% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $4.85B | $3.52B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 80.8% | 85.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 48 buy / 2 sell | 35 buy / 14 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.4% | 1.3% |
| Analyst consensus | 22% buy / 56% hold / 22% sell (9) | 100% buy (13) |
| Analyst price target | $114 (+4%) | $1,333 (+25%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (74) | D (30) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 19,700 | 24,900 |
| Founded | 1879 | 1988 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.