Prudential Financial (BSP:P1DT34) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 2.60% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Prudential Financial 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Prudential Financial's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.60%.

BSP:P1DT34's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
86.35% of 293 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: -0.3 vs BSP:P1DT34: 2.60

Competitive Comparison of Prudential Financial's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Prudential Financial's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Prudential Financial's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Prudential Financial's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Prudential Financial 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Prudential Financial (BSP:P1DT34) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Prudential Financial Business Description

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Address

751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ, USA, 07102

Website

https://www.investor.prudential.com

Prudential Financial is a large, diversified insurance company offering annuities, life insurance, retirement plan services, and asset-management products. While it operates in a number of countries, the vast majority of revenue is generated in the United States and Japan. The company's investment management business, PGIM, contributes approximately 10% of its earnings and has around $1.3 trillion in assets under management. The US businesses are responsible for about 50% of earnings and can be classified into Institutional Retirement Strategies, Individual Retirement Strategies, Group Insurance, Individual Life Insurance, and Assurance IQ. Finally, the international business segment of the company contributes approximately 40% of earnings with a strong market position in Japan.

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