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 shares have increased by 24.3% and is now trading at $120.52. 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.10. The financial services provider earned $524.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $519.77 million. Primerica had a net margin of 17.27% and a return on equity of 23.10%. The business's revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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 given 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 1.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. View Primerica's dividend history.

Primerica declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, February 11th 2020, which permits the company to buyback $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 5.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

3 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Primerica's stock. Their forecasts range from $135.00 to $159.00. On average, they anticipate Primerica's share price to reach $147.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Primerica.

News stories about PRI stock have trended positive on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Primerica earned a news impact score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Primerica.

Primerica saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 697,900 shares, a decrease of 9.9% from the May 31st total of 774,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 301,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include AMI Asset Management Corp (0.22%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.15%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.02%) and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.00%). 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 AMI Asset Management Corp, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. 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 $120.52.

Primerica has a market capitalization of $4.84 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]