Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $318.80

Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $318.80.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on PRI. Weiss Ratings cut Primerica from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Truist Financial cut Primerica from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $370.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Primerica from $322.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Primerica from $291.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Primerica from $335.00 to $330.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 9th.

Insider Transactions at Primerica

In related news, Director Amber Cottle sold 279 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $313.63, for a total transaction of $87,502.77. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,549 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,113,072.87. This represents a 7.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President Peter W. Schneider sold 1,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.65, for a total transaction of $562,770.00. Following the sale, the president owned 8,011 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,504,639.15. This represents a 18.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Primerica

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PRI. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Primerica during the second quarter worth about $848,161,000. Bamco Inc. NY acquired a new position in Primerica in the second quarter valued at approximately $190,827,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Primerica by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 650,578 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $162,950,000 after purchasing an additional 7,628 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Primerica by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 529,207 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $132,556,000 after purchasing an additional 23,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Primerica by 0.8% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 314,134 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $78,684,000 after buying an additional 2,382 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

More Primerica News

Here are the key news stories impacting Primerica this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings were $6.77 per share, topping estimates of about $6.40 and increasing from $6.33 a year earlier. Revenue was $901.82 million, narrowly ahead of expectations. Investment sales reached a record, up 19% year over year; the company also reported $140 billion in client assets and $969 billion of term life insurance in force. Primerica Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Primerica declared a quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share, payable December 14 to shareholders of record November 20. Primerica dividend announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: One assessment characterized the stock as fairly valued despite the earnings beat, suggesting the strong results may already be reflected in the share price. Primerica Stock Looks About Right Despite Strong Q3 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Management expects full-year 2026 issued policies to decline 8%–10%, a potential drag on life-insurance growth. It expects investment sales to rise at a mid- to high-teens rate, which could partly offset the policy weakness. Primerica 2026 outlook

Primerica Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:PRI opened at $290.33 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 0.86. Primerica has a 52 week low of $230.09 and a 52 week high of $327.28. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $282.99 and a 200 day moving average of $279.03.

Primerica (NYSE:PRI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The financial services provider reported $6.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.40 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $901.82 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $901.00 million. Primerica had a net margin of 22.86% and a return on equity of 30.90%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $6.33 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Primerica will post 25.22 EPS for the current year.

Primerica Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 20th. Primerica’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.96%.

Primerica Company Profile

Primerica, Inc provides financial products and services to middle-income households in the United States and Canada. Its core business is term life insurance, which it distributes through a network of representatives who work directly with clients.

Through its investment and savings businesses, Primerica offers products and services including mutual funds, annuities, managed investment accounts, and retirement planning solutions. It also connects clients with certain third-party providers of products such as auto and homeowners insurance.

The company traces its roots to A.L.