What is William Blair’s Forecast for Primerica Q2 Earnings?

Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) – Equities research analysts at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Primerica in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $5.38 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

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

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Primerica from $320.00 to $315.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. TD Cowen raised their price target 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 assumed coverage on shares of Primerica in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $311.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Primerica from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Primerica from $313.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $304.14.

Primerica Price Performance

PRI stock opened at $284.68 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $282.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $275.45. Primerica has a 52-week low of $184.76 and a 52-week high of $307.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.75 and a beta of 1.11.

Institutional Trading of Primerica

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Primerica by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 696,839 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $184,807,000 after purchasing an additional 25,951 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Primerica by 108.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 20,471 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,428,000 after acquiring an additional 10,635 shares during the last quarter. Sylvest Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Primerica during the fourth quarter valued at $543,000. Oak Thistle LLC boosted its holdings in Primerica by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 4,936 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,340,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG acquired a new stake in Primerica in the third quarter worth about $3,710,000. 90.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Primerica Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This is an increase from Primerica’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.46%. Primerica’s payout ratio is currently 27.50%.

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

About Primerica

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.