Wells Fargo downgraded Principal Financial (PFG) to Underweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $75, down from $84. The firm expects pressures on the company’s organic growth to persist and have an ensuing negative impact on fee income. In addition, Principal Financial continues to trade a “healthy premium” to Voya, making for a full valuation, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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