Is Principal Financial Group, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 26 September 2025, the technical trend for Principal Financial Group, Inc. has changed from mildly bearish to sideways. The current stance is neutral, with mixed signals across different time frames. The weekly MACD is bullish, while the monthly MACD is mildly bearish. Bollinger Bands indicate bullish momentum on both weekly and monthly charts. However, daily moving averages are mildly bearish, and the KST shows a bullish weekly signal but a mildly bearish monthly signal. The OBV is mildly bullish on a monthly basis, but there is no clear trend in the Dow Theory for either time frame.
In terms of performance, the stock has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year and year-to-date, with returns of -3.92% and 6.73% respectively, compared to 15.64% and 12.96% for the index. However, over the last five years, the stock has outperformed the S&P 500 with a return of 113.88% versus 101.42%.