PRUDENTIAL PLC
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $27.75, PRUDENTIAL PLC (PUK) is priced for 17.2% return on equity. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed August 8, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
• Prudential sells life and health cover almost entirely across Asia and Africa, and two markets carry most of it: Hong Kong at 37 per cent of the business and Singapore at 24 per cent. • The headline return is flattered by markets rather than by trading, and the 2025 accounts show it plainly: Hong Kong profit after tax rose 57 per cent while its adjusted operating profit, the measure management runs the business on, rose 14 per cent [Source: FY2025 20-F]. • The next real information event is th
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256 institutional managers reported holding PUK in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 1% of the company; the top 10 hold 1%. 43 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Morgan Stanley, FMR (Fidelity), Dimensional Fund Advisors, among others. On the short side, 1.4M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 0.1% of shares outstanding (1 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
PUK has cut its share count 1.8% over the past five years. It pays a dividend, and has for 9 years running, raised 2 years straight. Cash returned over the past three years: $1.84B in dividends.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: August 8, 2026
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