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Primis Financial (FRST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.46 -0.13 (-0.89%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$14.47 +0.01 (+0.07%)
As of 05/8/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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About Primis Financial Stock (NASDAQ:FRST)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.37
$14.54
50-Day Range
$12.62
$14.84
52-Week Range
$8.92
$14.97
Volume
164,436 shs
Average Volume
297,926 shs
Market Capitalization
$358.20 million
P/E Ratio
6.82
Dividend Yield
2.77%
Price Target
$9.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Primis Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

FRST MarketRank™: 

Primis Financial scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 245th out of 876 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Primis Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Primis Financial has a consensus price target of $9.00, representing about 37.8% downside from its current price of $14.46.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Primis Financial has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Primis Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Primis Financial are expected to grow by 9.09% in the coming year, from $1.65 to $1.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Primis Financial is 6.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Primis Financial is 6.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.71.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Primis Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Primis Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.99% of the float of Primis Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Primis Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Primis Financial has recently decreased by 12.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Primis Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Primis Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Primis Financial is 18.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Primis Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.22% next year. This indicates that Primis Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Primis Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Primis Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Primis Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for FRST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Primis Financial in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $57,811.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0161% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Primis Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $57,811.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    10.87% of the stock of Primis Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    74.96% of the stock of Primis Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Primis Financial's insider trading history.
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FRST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Primis Financial's stock was trading at $13.91 at the start of the year. Since then, FRST stock has increased by 4.0% and is now trading at $14.46.

Primis Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:FRST) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.01. The company earned $45.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.87 million. Primis Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.09% and a net margin of 19.71%.
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Primis Financial's board initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, December 18th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $750,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 0.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Primis Financial's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.79%), Corbyn Investment Management Inc. MD (1.09%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.51%) and Strs Ohio (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew Alan Switzer, John Fitzgerald Biagas, Charles A Kabbash, Robert Yates Clagett, F L Garrett III, F L Garrett III, William Rand Cook, Clinton Tyler Stafford, Deborah Diaz, Rickey Allen Fulk and Susan B Williamson.
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Shares of FRST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Primis Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/27 Dividend
2/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend
2/13/2026
Dividend Payable
2/27/2026
Last Earnings
4/23/2026
Today
5/08/2026
Record date for 5/22 Dividend
5/08/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend
5/08/2026
Dividend Payable
5/22/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FRST
CIK
1325670
Employees
420
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$17.00
Low Price Target
$1.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-37.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.12
Trailing P/E Ratio
6.82
Forward P/E Ratio
8.76
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$61.44 million
Net Margins
19.71%
Pretax Margin
23.20%
Return on Equity
5.09%
Return on Assets
0.51%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.23
Current Ratio
1.03
Quick Ratio
0.98

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$127.79 million
Price / Sales
2.80
Cash Flow
$0.77 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.74
Book Value
$17.16 per share
Price / Book
0.84

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
24,772,000
Free Float
22,079,000
Market Cap
$358.20 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.76

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This page (NASDAQ:FRST) was last updated on 5/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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