PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP (PFG) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PFG - Nasdaq - US74251V1026 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 9 out of 10 to PFG. Both in the recent history as in the last year, PFG has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that PFG is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 79% of all stocks.
PFG is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so PFG is performing more or less in line with the market.
In the last month PFG has a been trading in the 79.09 - 90.31 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
PFG has an average volume of 1446730 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
PFG is part of the Insurance industry. There are 143 other stocks in this industry, PFG did better than 60% of them.
Although PFG has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
72.21
92.17
When analyzing the support we can see 5 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 86.53 to 87.01. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 83.25 to 84.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @80.00 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 76.34 to 77.44. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @72.94 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 90.46 to 91.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS79.96
Mansfield0.33
10 Day High90.31
10 Day Low83.83
20 Day High90.31
20 Day Low79.1
52 Week High91.98
52 Week Low72.21
Performance
1 Week4.15%
2 Weeks3.49%
1 Month7.51%
3 Month5.02%
6 Month14.33%
12 Month10.84%
2 Year19.27%
3 Year20.75%
5 Year182.83%
10 Year72.55%
15 Year203.46%
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.25
RSI(14)66.39
LBB83.68
UBB88.94
88.64
-0.4 (-0.45%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-0.45%
1 Week4.15%
2 Weeks3.49%
1 Month7.51%
3 Month5.02%
6 Month14.33%
12 Month10.84%
2 Year19.27%
3 Year20.75%
5 Year182.83%
10 Year72.55%
15 Year203.46%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.66
ATR(20)%2.07%
ATR Inc4.81%
Range Today2.29
ADR(20)1.69
ADR(20)%1.91%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS79.96
Mansfield0.33
10 Day High90.31
10 Day Low83.83
20 Day High90.31
20 Day Low79.1
52 Week High91.98
52 Week Low72.21
CS1 End87.01
CR1 Start90.46
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.44%
DER(5)0.55%
Volume1.87M
Volume Incr-12.6%
Vol(5)1.58M
Vol(50)1.45M