Life and Health Insurance Equities Movers and Shakers -- Research on Principal Financial, MetLife, Protective Life, and Lincoln National

LONDON, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

On Thursday, June 19, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,359.33, down 0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session at 16,921.46, up 0.09% and the S&P 500 closed at 1,959.48, up 0.13%. During the trading session, six out of ten sectors finished on a higher note. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index ended the day at 306.91, down 0.15%, while the index has advanced 4.32% in the previous one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE: PFG), MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET), Protective Life Corp. (NYSE: PL) and Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE: LNC). Free technical research on PFG, MET, PL and LNC can be downloaded upon signing up at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/4025-register

Shares in Principal Financial Group Inc. fluctuated between $49.51 and $49.97 before ending Thursday's session 0.16% higher at $49.96. The company's stock reported a trading volume of 0.92 million shares, which was below its three months average volume of 1.34 million shares. Over the previous three trading sessions and in the last one month, shares in Principal Financial Group Inc. have gained 2.50% and 9.13%, respectively. Moreover, the company's stock has advanced 1.32% on YTD basis. Principal Financial Group Inc.'s stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The stock's 50-day moving average of $46.61 is above its 200-day moving average of $46.28. Further, Principal Financial Group Inc.'s stock traded at a PE ratio of 13.15 and has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 70.48. Sign up today to read free research on PFG at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/4025-PFG-20Jun2014.pdf

MetLife Inc.'s stock recorded a trading volume of 5.82 million shares, which was near its three months average volume of 6.37 million shares. On Thursday, the stock hit a new 52-week high of $56.61, before finishing the day at $56.28, which was 0.46% lower its previous day's closing of $56.54. The company's shares oscillated between $56.12 and $56.61 during the trading session. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 10.20. MetLife Inc.'s stock has advanced 3.38% in the previous three trading sessions and 12.74% in the last one month. Additionally, the company's shares have gained 4.38% on YTD basis. Shares in MetLife Inc. are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $51.89 and $50.94, respectively. Furthermore, the company's stock has an RSI of 71.99. Sign up today to read free research on MET at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/4025-MET-20Jun2014.pdf

On Thursday, shares in Protective Life Corp. edged 0.12% higher, closing the day at $69.44. The stock recorded a trading volume of 0.83 million shares, which was below its three months average volume of 1.24 million shares. The company's stock oscillated between $69.33 and $69.52 during the session. Protective Life Corp.'s stock has gained 0.17% in the previous three trading sessions, 35.94% in the last one month and 37.07% since the start of this year. Protective Life Corp.'s shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $55.37 and $50.20, respectively. Additionally, the company's stock traded at a PE ratio of 15.23 and has an RSI of 86.32. Sign up today to read free research on PL at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/4025-PL-20Jun2014.pdf

Shares in Lincoln National Corp. declined 0.23% on Thursday, closing the session at $51.97. A total of 1.82 million shares were traded, near its three months average volume of 2.11 million shares. The stock moved between $51.19 and $52.19 during the session. The company's stock traded at a PE ratio of 9.71. Shares in Lincoln National Corp. have advanced 2.97% in the previous three trading sessions and 8.36% in the last one month. Moreover, the company's shares are up 0.68% from the beginning of 2014. Lincoln National Corp.'s stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $48.93 and $48.49, respectively. Further, the company's shares have an RSI of 64.78. Sign up today to read free research on LNC at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/4025-LNC-20Jun2014.pdf


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