Citi Downgrades Prudential Financial (PRU) to Neutral

Citi analyst Suneet Kamath downgraded Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $94.00 (from $112.00).

The analyst comments "Our prior positive thesis on PRU assumed its high-quality business mix should translate into superior EPS growth / ROE performance. While we still feel this overall thesis could make sense over the long term, we argue this story likely won’t be evident in PRU’s near-term results (i.e., muted EPS growth over at least the next year or so). In other words, our thesis has been interrupted."

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Shares of Prudential Financial closed at $88.56 yesterday.

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