NYSE: PRI

Primerica (PRI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$275.45−0.14 (−0.1%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Primerica shares slipped after the company's Q2 2026 operating results, which reported 148,612 licensed representatives and $27.7 billion in term life face amount; the stock fell despite the scale of the sales network and insurance volume. Argus lowered its target price on the stock to $303.00, adding to the cautious tone even as recent quarterly EPS of $6.41 exceeded the $6.03 estimate and revenue rose 9% year over year.

The stock closes at $275.45, down 0.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $301.31 and 200-day average of $276.45, with the one-month return at -5.5% and the six-month return at 11.9%. The GekkoIndex reads 71.3, placing Primerica in the Buying zone, while the price stands 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $311.01.

The next earnings date falls on 4 November 2026, 36 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior report showed a 2.6% reaction against an average absolute move of 3.8% across the last 8 quarters, all beats. Seasonality from this point has averaged a 3.5% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window, and analyst coverage stands at 1 buy and 5 hold among 6 firms, with a consensus target of $324.50.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Primerica price vs fair value

$311.01$275.45Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $275.45200-day averageGekko Fair Value $311.01

Primerica quick facts

Market cap
$8.59B
P/E ratio
11
Forward P/E
14
EPS, TTM
$24.89
Revenue, TTM
$3.49B
Profit margin
22.8%
Dividend yield
1.69%
Beta
0.85
Volume
153,376 avg 196,151
1-year return
+0.5%
Typical daily move
±1.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.6%
50-day average
$301.31
200-day average
$276.45
Next earnings
Nov 4
Shares outstanding
30.78M
52-week range
$230.09$327.28

Primerica swing-trade checklist

Primerica scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $275.45 sits between the 50-day ($301.31) and 200-day ($276.45) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    71.3, Buying

    Reading 71.3 is in the Buying zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    11.4% below

    Price is 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 36 days

    Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +3.5% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.5% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Primerica stock chart and price history

Primerica closed at $275.45 on Sep 28, 2026, +0.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $230.09 to $327.28.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Primerica share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$260$300$320NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep275.45

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−5.5%
3 months
−4.0%
6 months
+11.9%
1 year
+0.5%
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About Primerica

Primerica sells financial products to middle-income families across the United States and Canada. Its main line is individual term life insurance, and it also helps clients build savings through mutual funds, retirement accounts, managed investment options, and annuities.

The business is split into four parts covering term life coverage, investment and savings offerings, senior health plans, and a wider mix of other products. For older customers, it offers segregated funds along with Medicare Advantage and supplemental health plans. Beyond that, it provides mortgage loans, prepaid legal plans handling things like wills and courtroom defense, protection against identity theft, coverage for cars and homes, home automation tools, and insurance packages for small businesses including supplemental health, accidental death, and disability benefits. All of this reaches customers through a wide network of licensed representatives.

Primerica traces its founding back to 1927 and runs its operations from Duluth, Georgia. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker PRI.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Life/Health insurance
Website
primerica.com

Primerica GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Primerica’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 71.3, in the Buying zone, up 3.2 points over five sessions.

010071.3Buying

Up 3.2 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying (current zone)21+1.1%+2.0%+6.0%+7.3%
Accumulation176+0.5%+1.5%+2.5%+4.8%
Neutral4320.0%−0.1%−0.2%+1.1%
Distribution38+0.4%+0.8%+2.1%−1.3%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average PRI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →

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Is Primerica stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Primerica trades 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $311.01, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Primerica shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$311.01

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

11.4% Undervalued

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Primerica insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Primerica, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for PRI in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in PRI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Primerica has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$135.2M
As a share of market cap
1.57%
Trailing four quarters
$469.3M

From company filings.

Primerica earnings: next date and track record

Primerica reports on Nov 4, 2026 (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.8%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+5.0%Nov ’24−4.9%Feb ’25+3.2%May ’25−3.3%Aug ’25−3.9%Nov ’25−5.6%Feb ’26−1.5%May ’26+2.6%Aug ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 5, 2026$6.41
est $6.03
+6.3%$865.1M
est $881.0M
−1.8%+2.6%
May 6, 2026$5.96
est $5.48
+8.8%$872.7M
est $855.4M
+2.0%−1.5%
Feb 11, 2026$6.13
est $5.68
+7.9%$853.5M
est $844.9M
+1.0%−5.6%
Nov 5, 2025$6.33
est $5.52
+14.7%$839.8M
est $839.7M
0.0%−3.9%
Aug 6, 2025$5.46
est $5.18
+5.4%$793.3M
est $804.0M
−1.3%−3.3%
May 7, 2025$5.02
est $4.78
+5.0%$804.8M
est $784.3M
+2.6%+3.2%
Feb 11, 2025$5.03
est $4.98
+1.0%$803.4M
est $772.6M
+4.0%−4.9%
Nov 6, 2024$5.68
est $4.81
+18.1%$790.0M
est $745.3M
+6.0%+5.0%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Primerica stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Primerica is $324.50, +17.8% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$324.50consensus 12-month target, +17.8% from the last close
Low $268High $360
Buy1
Hold5
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Aug 30Truist FinancialHold, maintained$320+16.2%
Aug 27Truist FinancialHold, downgraded$320+16.2%
Aug 24Morgan StanleyHold, reiterated$316+14.7%
Aug 11KBWHold, maintained$335+21.6%
Aug 7William BlairHold, maintained——
+6.0%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+3.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Primerica seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Primerica averaged +3.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+6.1%2021+11.2%2022+0.1%2023+4.8%2024−4.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.1%5 of 5
Next 10 trading days+4.0%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+3.6%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+3.5%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+5.5%4 of 5

For scale, PRI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.

Primerica market cap and key statistics

Primerica’s market cap is $8.59B, with a P/E ratio of 11 and revenue of $3.49B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$8.59B
P/E ratio
11
Forward P/E
14
EPS, TTM
$24.89
Gekko Fair Value
$311.01

Trading

Volume
153,376
Avg volume, 20 days
196,151
52-week high
$327.28
52-week low
$230.09
Shares outstanding
30.78M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$3.49B
Profit margin
22.8%
Return on equity
33%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+19.5%

Risk and income

Beta
0.85
Typical daily move
±1.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.6%
Dividend yield
1.69%

Primerica stock news this week

Coverage of Primerica this week reads negative: 1 positive, 1 neutral and 2 negative headlines.

News sentiment negative

Primerica peers

Primerica’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
PRUPrudential Financial−2.1%Accumulation1.4% below
RGAReinsurance Group of America+1.8%Neutral1.0% below
CRBGCorebridge Financial−2.7%Neutral4.7% below
EQHEquitable−2.3%Neutral5.6% below
JXNJackson Financial−1.2%Neutral4.5% below
VOYAVoya Financial−1.2%Accumulation7.2% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Primerica stock FAQ

What is Primerica’s market cap?

Primerica’s market cap is $8.59B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $275.45, with 30.78M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.

What is the Primerica stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Primerica is $324.50, +17.8% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Primerica stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Primerica is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $275.45 is 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $311.01. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Primerica report earnings next?

Primerica is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026 (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $6.37 per share on revenue of $901.0M. Primerica beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.8% on average across the report.

What is Primerica’s 52-week high and low?

Primerica’s 52-week high is $327.28 and its 52-week low is $230.09; it closed at $275.45 on Sep 28, 2026, +0.5% over the past year.

Is Primerica stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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