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Prudential Public (NYSE: PUK) reported first-half 2026 growth across several key financial measures, with new business profit rising 8%, earnings per share increasing 17%, and gross operating free surplus generation climbing 15% from a year earlier. Chief Executive Officer Anil Wadhwani said the insurer remains focused on converting new business profit into cash generation while investing

JP Morgan expects investors to react positively to Prudential PLC (LSE:PRU) half-year results, after the insurer reaffirmed its full-year growth targets despite a slower first-half performance. The bank, whose analyst Farooq Hanif rates the insurer overweight with a price target of 1,480 pence, said new business profit rose 8% at constant exchange rates in the first half of 2026.

Prudential Public NYSE: PUK reported first-half 2026 growth across several key financial measures, with new business profit rising 8%, earnings per share increasing 17%, and gross operating free surplus generation climbing 15% from a year earlier.

Prudential plc (PUK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Jefferies has reiterated its 'buy' rating on Prudential PLC (LSE:PRU), the Asia and Africa-focused life insurer, citing management's confidence in demand for its Hong Kong products. New business profit reached $1.384 billion in the first half of 2026, marginally ahead of a consensus estimate of $1.379 billion.