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Valued at a market cap of $40.8 billion, Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) is a global leader offering life insurance, annuities, retirement services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services. It serves customers in the United States and internationally, with a presence in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, leveraging proprietary and third-party distribution networks. The Newark, New Jersey-based is expected to announce its fiscal Q4 earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Ahead of this event, analysts expect the financial services company to report a profit of $3.36 per share, up 30.2% from $2.58 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street's earnings estimates in one of the last four quarters while missing on three other occasions. In Q3, the company exceeded the consensus EPS estimates by a slight margin.