Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results
*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.
Calculations for Principal Financial Group
Expectancy is the percentage profit or loss you would expect to make on the next purchase of this stock with an entry point at the specified signal and profit target as set above. Given a large enough sample size, a positive expectancy indicates the trading strategy is likely to be profitable.
Expectancy calculation for 19 signal(s) occurring before 22 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (78.95% * 8.91%) + (15.79% * 0.41%) - (5.26% * 13.54%) = 6.38%.
Wins: 15 Breakevens: 3 Losses: 1
To even out CAGR calculations, large individual returns from particularly quick trades have been capped at 300%.
The Sharpe Ratio calculation assumes a risk free return rate of 2% per calendar year. Ideally the ratio should be a positive number. A higher positive number indicates the strategy has a more attractive risk adjusted rate of return for this particular buy signal and stock over the chart's timeframe.
Principal Financial Group Analysis
Market sector: Financials.
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50 day low Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each 50 day low entry signal. Hover over the icons to see more details of the particular trade, including the maximum percentage drawdown and how long it took to reach the desired percentage profit.
Key:
= profit point not achieved.
= profit point achieved with CAGR above 15%.
= profit point achieved with CAGR of between 5% and 15%.
= profit point achieved but CAGR was less than 5%.
| Signal Date and Score | Buy Signal | Price | Performance (mouseover for details) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 6% | 7.5% | 10% | 20% | |||
| 11 March 2026 MEDIUM smart_toy0.909 factory0.504 | 50 Day Low | $ 88.36 | |||||
| 03 April 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.932 factory0.763 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 80.50 | |||||
| 10 December 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.686 factory0.611 | 50 Day Low | $ 81.65 | |||||
| 05 August 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.753 factory0.776 | 50 Day Low | $ 73.74 | |||||
| 11 June 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.803 factory0.519 | 50 Day Low | $ 78.22 | |||||
| 25 September 2023 MEDIUM smart_toy0.619 factory0.652 | 50 Day Low | $ 73.88 | |||||
| 03 May 2023 MEDIUM smart_toy0.661 factory0.639 | 50 Day Low | $ 68.91 | |||||
| 08 March 2023 MEDIUM smart_toy0.763 factory0.807 | 50 Day Low | $ 83.80 | |||||
| 14 July 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.95 factory0.921 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 61.58 | |||||
| 10 June 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.956 factory0.904 | 50 Day Low | $ 67.63 | |||||
| 24 February 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.959 factory0.662 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 67.84 | |||||
| 18 June 2021 MEDIUM smart_toy0.897 factory0.581 | 50 Day Low | $ 60.18 | |||||
| 21 September 2020 MEDIUM smart_toy0.496 factory0.702 | 50 Day Low | $ 38.98 | |||||
| 24 February 2020 MEDIUM smart_toy0.517 factory0.606 | 50 Day Low | $ 50.86 | |||||
| 14 August 2019 MEDIUM smart_toy0.722 factory0.8 | 50 Day Low | $ 50.31 | |||||
| 06 December 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.622 factory0.857 | 50 Day Low | $ 42.02 | |||||
| 22 October 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.673 factory0.886 | 50 Day Low | $ 49.08 | |||||
| 25 June 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.88 factory0.827 | 50 Day Low | $ 50.45 | |||||
| 01 May 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.599 factory0.518 | 50 Day Low | $ 53.21 | |||||
| 22 March 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.851 factory0.535 | 50 Day Low | $ 55.01 | |||||
| 02 February 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.867 factory0.597 | 50 Day Low | $ 60.45 | |||||
| 23 August 2017 MEDIUM smart_toy0.735 factory0.459 | 50 Day Low | $ 55.53 | |||||
| 18 May 2017 MEDIUM smart_toy0.774 factory0.699 | 50 Day Low | $ 53.48 | |||||
| 24 June 2016 LOW smart_toy0.627 factory0.537 | 50 Day Low | $ 35.01 | |||||
The data for Principal Financial Group Inc (exchange: XNAS symbol: PFG) was last updated 30 May 2026 15:00. Data for this stock is available from 01 Apr 2016 - 29 May 2026.