Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) reported quarterly earnings of $3.61 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.10 by 16.45 percent. This is a 9.73 percent increase over earnings of $3.29 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $15.234 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $14.092 billion by 8.10 percent. This is a 13.58 percent increase over sales of $13.412 billion the same period last year.