PRI NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Primerica Inc · Financial Services · Insurance - Life

Latest close 314.6 USD
1.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 10.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 40/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 60/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 68 out of 100
Latest Close 314.6 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.3% latest completed week
4W Return 10.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 14.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 34.6% 18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 20 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 10.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8912-week average 0.61

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers2020 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 20 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 10.8% over four weeks, 14.1% over 12 weeks, and 20.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.3%
4W10.8%
12W14.1%
26W24.6%
52W20.4%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change34.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.46Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change7210.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value74/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Quality92/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Momentum68/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework82/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
12.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
62.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
30.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
26.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
21.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
53.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
1.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

PRI shows bearish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.00, expected move of 6.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction40/100
Expected move6.8%
Put/call volume2.00
Pressure-26
Speculation16
Volatility47
Trend agreement79
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Insider activity13 / 2

13 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.

24 positive · 31 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move6.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.1%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-9.1%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+1.3%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -2.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026314.6 USD1.3%270.0 USD248.9 USD1.799.46764.3KOn
17 Jul 2026310.5 USD2.0%268.1 USD248.1 USD1.757.48853.1KOn
10 Jul 2026304.6 USD2.5%266.3 USD247.4 USD1.643.75887.7KOn
3 Jul 2026297.1 USD4.6%264.7 USD246.7 USD1.482.50792.1KOn
26 Jun 2026283.9 USD0.7%263.2 USD246.0 USD1.33-0.131.2MOn
19 Jun 2026281.8 USD-0.1%262.2 USD245.4 USD1.05-3.441.1MOn
12 Jun 2026282.0 USD6.1%261.5 USD244.8 USD0.98-2.75993.7KOn
5 Jun 2026265.8 USD-1.5%260.5 USD244.2 USD0.81-8.031.2MOn
29 May 2026270.0 USD-3.5%259.9 USD243.7 USD0.85-9.34746.0KOn
22 May 2026279.8 USD2.5%259.5 USD243.1 USD1.05-5.15718.4KOn
15 May 2026273.0 USD-0.1%258.9 USD242.4 USD1.07-7.02876.4KOn
8 May 2026273.4 USD-0.9%258.4 USD241.8 USD1.10-7.111.1MOn
1 May 2026275.8 USD-1.1%258.1 USD241.2 USD0.84-4.561.0MOn
24 Apr 2026278.8 USD2.6%258.1 USD240.5 USD0.35-2.99934.8KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.