William Blair Issues Positive Outlook for Primerica Earnings

Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) – Equities researchers at William Blair boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Primerica in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $5.38 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $5.31. The consensus estimate for Primerica’s current full-year earnings is $19.79 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Primerica’s Q3 2025 earnings at $5.43 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $20.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $22.90 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on PRI. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Primerica from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Primerica from $314.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Primerica in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. They set a “market perform” rating and a $311.00 price objective for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Primerica from $320.00 to $315.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Primerica from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $304.14.

Primerica Price Performance

NYSE:PRI opened at $284.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $9.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.75 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $282.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $275.45. Primerica has a 1-year low of $184.76 and a 1-year high of $307.91.

Primerica (NYSE:PRI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The financial services provider reported $5.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.81 by $0.22. Primerica had a return on equity of 30.93% and a net margin of 14.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Primerica

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PRI. Mirabella Financial Services LLP purchased a new position in Primerica in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,622,000. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Primerica by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 18,818 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,108,000 after buying an additional 1,321 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S acquired a new position in Primerica in the 4th quarter worth $7,792,000. Brant Point Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Primerica in the 4th quarter valued at about $7,057,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of Primerica during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,981,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Primerica Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This is a positive change from Primerica’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.46%. Primerica’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.50%.

Primerica declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 14th that allows the company to repurchase $450.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the financial services provider to repurchase up to 4.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Primerica Company Profile

Primerica, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial products and services to middle-income households in the United States and Canada. The company operates in four segments: Term Life Insurance; Investment and Savings Products; Senior Health; and Corporate and Other Distributed Products.