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Prudential Financial (PRU) Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
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Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU - Free Report) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2018 results on Feb 6, after market close. In the last reported quarter, the company came up with a positive earnings surprise of 0.32%.
Factors to Consider
Prudential Financial is expected to benefit from new recurring premium sales, expanded product offerings and broader distribution capabilities.
International Insurance segment is likely to benefit from higher contributions from Life Planner plus Gibraltar Life and Other operations.
Prudential Retirement segment is expected to benefit from leadership in the pension risk transfer business.
Accelerated pace in rate hikes and broader invested asset balances should benefit investment results.
Revenues are likely to benefit from increase in premiums, investment income, policy charges as well as fee income. However, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $14 billion, down 8% year over year.
However, higher policyholders’ benefits, amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs as well as general and administrative expenses may result in higher expenses. This, in turn, might restrict operating margin expansion.
Nonetheless, lower share count owing to buybacks and lower tax incidence are likely to provide additional boost to the bottom line. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $2.88, up 7.1% year over year.
What Our Quantitative Model States
Our proven model does not show that Prudential Financial is likely to deliver a positive earnings surprise. This is because it does not have the right combination of a favorable Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) along with a positive Earnings ESP.
Earnings ESP: Prudential Financial has an Earnings ESP of -1.27%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Prudential Financial carries a Zacks Rank #3, which increases the predictive power of ESP. However, we need to have a positive ESP to be confident about an earnings surprise.
Conversely, Sell-rated stocks (#4 or 5) should never be considered going into an earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
Stocks to Consider
Some stocks from the finance sector with the right combination of elements to outshine estimates this time around are as follows:
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has an Earnings ESP of +0.63% and is a Zacks #3 Ranked player. The company is slated to announce fourth-quarter earnings on Feb 7.
Radian Group Inc. (RDN - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +3.03% and a Zacks Rank of 1. The company is anticipated to release fourth-quarter earnings on Feb 8.
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Prudential Financial (PRU) Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU - Free Report) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2018 results on Feb 6, after market close. In the last reported quarter, the company came up with a positive earnings surprise of 0.32%.
Factors to Consider
Prudential Financial is expected to benefit from new recurring premium sales, expanded product offerings and broader distribution capabilities.
International Insurance segment is likely to benefit from higher contributions from Life Planner plus Gibraltar Life and Other operations.
Prudential Retirement segment is expected to benefit from leadership in the pension risk transfer business.
Accelerated pace in rate hikes and broader invested asset balances should benefit investment results.
Revenues are likely to benefit from increase in premiums, investment income, policy charges as well as fee income. However, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $14 billion, down 8% year over year.
However, higher policyholders’ benefits, amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs as well as general and administrative expenses may result in higher expenses. This, in turn, might restrict operating margin expansion.
Nonetheless, lower share count owing to buybacks and lower tax incidence are likely to provide additional boost to the bottom line. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $2.88, up 7.1% year over year.
What Our Quantitative Model States
Our proven model does not show that Prudential Financial is likely to deliver a positive earnings surprise. This is because it does not have the right combination of a favorable Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) along with a positive Earnings ESP.
Earnings ESP: Prudential Financial has an Earnings ESP of -1.27%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
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Zacks Rank: Prudential Financial carries a Zacks Rank #3, which increases the predictive power of ESP. However, we need to have a positive ESP to be confident about an earnings surprise.
Conversely, Sell-rated stocks (#4 or 5) should never be considered going into an earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
Stocks to Consider
Some stocks from the finance sector with the right combination of elements to outshine estimates this time around are as follows:
Apollo Investment Corporation is set to report fourth-quarter earnings on Feb 6 and has an Earnings ESP of +0.72%. The company has a Zacks Rank of 3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has an Earnings ESP of +0.63% and is a Zacks #3 Ranked player. The company is slated to announce fourth-quarter earnings on Feb 7.
Radian Group Inc. (RDN - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +3.03% and a Zacks Rank of 1. The company is anticipated to release fourth-quarter earnings on Feb 8.
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It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 27 billion devices in just 3 years, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 6 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2020.
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