Days-to-cover ratio for PRI surges to 6.79 due to rise in short interest

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Primerica Inc shares valued at $510,600 were sold by Schneider Peter W. on Nov 17 ’25. At $255.30 per share, Schneider Peter W. sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,301 shares worth approximately $1.88 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Williams Glenn J. sold 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 649,119 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $259.65 each, the insider now holds 33,892 shares.

Before that, GLENN J WILLIAMS had added 2,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $639,325, the Director bought Primerica Inc shares for $255.73 each.

As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on September 23, 2025, Primerica Inc [PRI] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $318. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of October 09, 2024, TD Cowen has initiated its “Buy” rating for PRI. Earlier on August 30, 2024, Piper Sandler initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for PRI stock.

Analyzing PRI Stock Performance

On last trading session, Primerica Inc [NYSE: PRI] plunged -0.75% to $258.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $258.04, but it reached a high of $261.52 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.65%. Over the course of the year, Primerica Inc shares have dropped approximately -14.44%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $298.75 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $230.98 on 04/10/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Primerica Inc (PRI)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 256.86, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 255.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 260.66. The next price resistance is at 263.15. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.37 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Primerica Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Primerica Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 85052.0 shares to 1.23 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 1.14 million shares. A jump of 6.93% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.79 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.79.

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In terms of Primerica Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 299 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.94% from the previous closing price of $260.13. Analysts anticipate Primerica Inc stock to reach 306 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 292. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Primerica Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.

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