Transaction details
Claudio Muruzabal, serving as a director of Principal Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG), disclosed a sale of five shares of the company’s common stock on April 21, 2025. The shares were sold at $70.05 each for aggregate proceeds of $350, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Earlier and later purchases noted in filing
The same filing records two separate purchases by Muruzabal: five shares acquired on January 2, 2025 at $77.49 per share, and another five shares bought on February 9, 2026 at $97.09 per share. Those purchases are listed as totaling $872.
Advisor-managed accounts and oversight
The Form 4 states the transactions were executed in accounts managed by a financial advisor to the reporting person, a party that had full investment control. The filing notes that, due to an oversight on the advisor’s part, the trades were made without the reporting person’s knowledge or direction. The filing further indicates the reported transactions did not generate any short-swing profits, so no disgorgement is required under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Market context and valuation notes
Since the reported sale, Principal Financial’s share price has risen materially and, at present, is trading at $88.70. That level is situated close to the stock’s 52-week high of $97.88. Analysis from InvestingPro, cited in the filing disclosure, indicates PFG is trading near its Fair Value and assigns the company a "GOOD" financial health score. InvestingPro Tips included with the analysis draw attention to Principal’s dividend record: the company has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and has paid a dividend for 25 years, with the current yield noted at 3.65%.
Earnings release and market reaction
Separately, Principal Financial Group reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that exceeded analyst expectations on both the bottom line and top line. The company posted earnings per share of $2.24, narrowly surpassing the consensus forecast of $2.23. Revenue for the quarter came in at $4.16 billion versus the anticipated $4.12 billion. Despite the modest beats, the company’s shares experienced a decline in pre-market trading following the release.
What this means
The filings provide a picture of small-scale insider transactions executed through advisor-controlled accounts and confirm that regulatory requirements related to short-swing profit disgorgement are not implicated. Meanwhile, Principal’s recent quarterly results showed slight outperformance versus analyst expectations even as the market reaction was negative in pre-market trading. Investors assessing PFG will see both the company’s steady dividend history and InvestingPro’s valuation and health characterization as context for the insider activity disclosed in the Form 4.