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The price of Primerica Inc (NYSE: PRI) closed at $281.18 in the last session, down -1.04% from day before closing price of $284.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.13 million shares were traded. PRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $285.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $280.3.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PRI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on January 23, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $311.
On October 09, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $314.
On August 30, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $283.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on August 30, 2024, with a $283 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 25 ’24 when Schneider Peter W. sold 1,500 shares for $303.84 per share. The transaction valued at 455,757 led to the insider holds 8,371 shares of the business.
PETER W SCHNEIDER bought 1,500 shares of PRI for $452,595 on Nov 25 ’24. On Nov 11 ’24, another insider, Williams Glenn J., who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $301.27 each. As a result, the insider received 903,821 and left with 36,322 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PRI now has a Market Capitalization of 9382329344 and an Enterprise Value of 10763085824. As of this moment, Primerica’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.484 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.875.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PRI is 1.13, which has changed by 0.14282227 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22894537 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PRI has reached a high of $307.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $184.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.34%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PRI traded on average about 151.46K shares per day over the past 3-months and 152050 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 33.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.17M. Insiders hold about 0.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.70% stake in the company. Shares short for PRI as of 1738281600 were 438173 with a Short Ratio of 2.89, compared to 1735603200 on 335547. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 438173 and a Short% of Float of 1.6900001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PRI is 3.30, which was 3.59 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012634615The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.28.
