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Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 7, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Robert McLaughlin - IR Charles Lowrey - Chairman, CEO and President Robert Falzon - Executive Vice Chairman Kenneth Tanji - EVP and CFO Andrew Sullivan - EVP and Head, International Businesses and PGIM Caroline Feeney - EVP and Head, US Businesses Conference Call Participants Tom Gallagher - Evercore ISI Ryan Krueger - KBW Alex Scott - Goldman Sachs Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Suneet Ka ...

Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) reported fourth-quarter 2023 adjusted operating income of $2.58 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.3%. However, the bottom line rose 3.6% year over year.Total revenues of $13 billion increased 6.7% year over year. The increase in revenues was due to higher premiums and net investment income. However, it missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.3%.Prudential's fourth-quarter results reflect improved expenses, less favorable underwriting results, net out ...

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NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) (NYSE: PRU) closed a pension risk transfer transaction with Shell USA, Inc. for $4.9 billion in pension obligations covering a block of about 21,500 of the company’s U.S. retirees. As a result of this transaction, PFI, through its subsidiary The Prudential Insurance Company of America, will be responsible for the pension benefit payments to these retirees beginning May 15, 2024. “Prudential is honored to help continue meeting the retirement ...

NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) announced today that Mike Estep, head of product for Group Insurance, will succeed Yanela Frias as president of its Group Insurance business following Frias’ appointment as Prudential’s CFO. The change is effective March 15, 2024. Estep will report to Caroline Feeney, head of Prudential’s U.S. Businesses. “Mike’s leadership has been instrumental in developing a long-term vision for our product strategy and driving business growth.” sai ...

Prudential (PRU) reported $13.02 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.9%. EPS of $2.58 for the same period compares to $2.42 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.07 billion, representing a surprise of -0.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.67.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and ...

Prudential (PRU) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.58 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.67 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.42 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -3.37%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this financial services company would post earnings of $3.16 per share when it actually produced earnings of $3.44, delivering a surprise of 8.86%.Over the last four quarters, ...

PGIM RetireWell Confidence Index: Using the Prudential financial wellness assessment, the current question used to estimate financial confidence asks respondents, “Overall, how are you feeling about your finances?” while the retirement confidence question asks, “Do you think you’ll have enough savings for the retirement you want?” The PGIM RetireWell Confidence Index is the average of the financial confidence score and the retirement confidence score. (Graphic: Business Wire)PGIM RetireWell Confidence Index ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that Prudential (PRU) will report quarterly earnings of $2.67 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 10.3%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $13.07 billion, exhibiting an increase of 3.3% compared to the year-ago quarter.Over the past 30 days, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been adjusted downward by 4.3% to its current level. This demonstrates the covering analysts' collective reassessment of their initial proje ...