Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) reported quarterly earnings of $4.08 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.53 by 15.58 percent. This is a 13.97 percent increase over earnings of $3.58 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $14.155 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $14.384 billion by 1.59 percent. This is a 4.81 percent increase over sales of $13.506 billion the same period last year.