PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP (PFG) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PFG - Nasdaq - US74251V1026 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, PFG scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. PFG's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PFG is a bad performer in the overall market: 66% of all stocks are doing better.
PFG is part of the Insurance industry. There are 143 other stocks in this industry, of which 75% are performing better than PFG.
PFG is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month PFG has a been trading in the 68.39 - 87.12 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
PFG has an average volume of 1693980 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of PFG is bad and it also does not present a 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
71.41
92.17
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @72.13 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 77.27 to 79.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @87.21 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- 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
CRS34.41
Mansfield-0.54
10 Day High80.53
10 Day Low68.39
20 Day High87.12
20 Day Low68.39
52 Week High91.98
52 Week Low68.39
Performance
1 Week0.25%
2 Weeks-9.05%
1 Month-14.25%
3 Month-11.66%
6 Month-20.25%
12 Month-10.32%
2 Year-3.41%
3 Year5.87%
5 Year98.13%
10 Year41.12%
15 Year146.89%
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)-0.59
RSI(14)38.04
LBB64.9
UBB86.71
72.14
+0.5 (+0.7%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg0.7%
1 Week0.25%
2 Weeks-9.05%
1 Month-14.25%
3 Month-11.66%
6 Month-20.25%
12 Month-10.32%
2 Year-3.41%
3 Year5.87%
5 Year98.13%
10 Year41.12%
15 Year146.89%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.28
ATR(20)%4.97%
ATR Inc-52.99%
Range Today1.35
ADR(20)3.26
ADR(20)%4.52%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS34.41
Mansfield-0.54
10 Day High80.53
10 Day Low68.39
20 Day High87.12
20 Day Low68.39
52 Week High91.98
52 Week Low68.39
CS1 End72.13
CR1 Start77.27
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.27%
DER(5)2.83%
Volume1.64M
Volume Incr34.32%
Vol(5)2.00M
Vol(50)1.69M