Insurance and investment firm Prudential Financial, Inc. ( PRU ) on Thursday posted better-than-expected second quarter earnings results.
The Newark, NJ-based company reported second quarter adjusted net income, which strips out one-time items and tax effects, of $831 million, or $1.68 per share. That number compares with $798 million, or $1.70 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding even more items, adjusted profit was $1.71 per share.
Total Financial Services Business revenue rose 32% from last year to $10.15 billion.
On average, Wall Street analysts expected a smaller profit of $1.55 per share on lower revenue of $9.61 billion.
Prudential shares rose 43 cents, or +0.8%, in premarket trading Thursday.
The Bottom Line
Shares of Prudential ( PRU ) have a 2.02% dividend yield, based on last night's closing stock price of $57.07. The stock has technical support in the $51-$54 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $60-$62 price levels.
Prudential Financial, Inc. ( PRU ) is not recommended at this time, holding a Dividend.com DARS™ Rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars.
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