NYSE:PRIPrimerica Stock Price, Forecast & News

Primerica's stock was trading at $96.97 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PRI stock has increased by 16.7% and is now trading at $113.12. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Primerica in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Primerica.

Primerica is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Primerica.

Primerica will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $524.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $519.77 million. Primerica had a return on equity of 23.10% and a net margin of 17.27%. Primerica's quarterly revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.74 EPS. View Primerica's earnings history.

Primerica announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. View Primerica's dividend history.

Primerica declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, February 11th 2020, which permits the company to buyback $300,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

3 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Primerica's stock. Their forecasts range from $135.00 to $159.00. On average, they anticipate Primerica's stock price to reach $147.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 30.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Primerica.

Media headlines about PRI stock have trended very negative on Monday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Primerica earned a coverage optimism score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Primerica.

Primerica saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 697,900 shares, a drop of 9.9% from the May 31st total of 774,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 301,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's shares are sold short. View Primerica's Current Options Chain.

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Primerica trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PRI."

Primerica's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.15%) and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Primerica stock include Alison S Rand, Barbara A Yastine, Glenn J Williams, Gregory C Pitts, John A Jr Addison, P George Benson, Peter W Schneider and William A Kelly. View institutional ownership trends for Primerica.

PRI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Primerica company stock in the last year include Alison S Rand, Glenn J Williams, Gregory C Pitts, and Peter W Schneider. View insider buying and selling activity for Primerica.

PRI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Primerica.

Shares of PRI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PRI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $113.12.

Primerica has a market capitalization of $4.54 billion and generates $2.05 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $366.39 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.43 on an earnings per share basis. Primerica employs 1,947 workers across the globe.

The official website for Primerica is www.primerica.com.

Primerica's mailing address is 1 PRIMERICA PARKWAY, DULUTH GA, 30099. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 770-381-1000 or via email at [email protected]