Primerica (PRI) Competitors $257.23 +2.12 (+0.83%) As of 02:28 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PRI vs. UNM, LNC, CNO, CIA, AFL, MET, PRU, SLF, PUK, and CRBGShould you be buying Primerica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primerica include Unum Group (UNM), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Citizens (CIA), Aflac (AFL), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Prudential (PUK), and Corebridge Financial (CRBG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Primerica vs. Unum Group Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Citizens Aflac MetLife Prudential Financial Sun Life Financial Prudential Corebridge Financial Primerica (NYSE:PRI) and Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PRI or UNM? 90.9% of Primerica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Unum Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Primerica shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Unum Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PRI or UNM more profitable? Primerica has a net margin of 15.14% compared to Unum Group's net margin of 13.81%. Primerica's return on equity of 31.11% beat Unum Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Primerica15.14% 31.11% 4.50% Unum Group 13.81%14.91%2.53% Does the media prefer PRI or UNM? In the previous week, Unum Group had 8 more articles in the media than Primerica. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Unum Group and 20 mentions for Primerica. Unum Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Primerica's score of 0.91 indicating that Unum Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Primerica 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unum Group 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PRI or UNM a better dividend stock? Primerica pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Primerica pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unum Group pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Unum Group has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Unum Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PRI or UNM? Primerica received 412 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.99% of users gave Primerica an outperform vote while only 47.79% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrimericaOutperform Votes82267.99% Underperform Votes38732.01% Unum GroupOutperform Votes41047.79% Underperform Votes44852.21% Which has more risk and volatility, PRI or UNM? Primerica has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unum Group has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PRI or UNM? Primerica currently has a consensus target price of $309.14, suggesting a potential upside of 21.02%. Unum Group has a consensus target price of $88.36, suggesting a potential upside of 16.94%. Given Primerica's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Primerica is more favorable than Unum Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Primerica 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Unum Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PRI or UNM? Unum Group has higher revenue and earnings than Primerica. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primerica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrimerica$3.09B2.74$470.52M$13.7518.58Unum Group$12.79B1.04$1.78B$9.477.98 SummaryPrimerica and Unum Group tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Primerica News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrimericaLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.45B$20.03B$10.70B$18.32BDividend Yield1.67%3.33%6.02%4.23%P/E Ratio18.587.7221.5530.99Price / Sales2.741.2125.3426.11Price / Cash11.059.7017.6117.53Price / Book3.771.302.554.26Net Income$470.52M$1.64B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.93%2.26%2.06%2.05%1 Month Performance-12.17%-8.29%-4.10%-8.49%1 Year Performance20.70%12.89%533.98%1.70% Primerica Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRIPrimerica4.3 of 5 stars$257.23+0.8%$309.14+20.2%+19.4%$8.51B$3.09B18.713,440Short Interest ↑UNMUnum Group4.8549 of 5 stars$77.16+2.5%$88.36+14.5%+50.0%$13.64B$12.79B8.1510,900Dividend AnnouncementLNCLincoln National4.897 of 5 stars$30.16+2.2%$35.91+19.1%+10.2%$5.14B$17.99B1.6410,800CNOCNO Financial Group4.1161 of 5 stars$38.19+3.8%$41.00+7.4%+49.0%$3.83B$4.45B10.213,350Positive NewsCIACitizens1.2227 of 5 stars$4.24+6.0%N/A+115.9%$211.61M$245.00M9.86220Analyst UpgradeAFLAflac4.5309 of 5 stars$109.08+2.1%$103.93-4.7%+33.6%$59.54B$19.13B11.3612,400Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9743 of 5 stars$73.45+2.9%$92.46+25.9%+4.0%$50.04B$69.90B12.3045,000PRUPrudential Financial4.7362 of 5 stars$102.25+3.5%$122.77+20.1%-8.3%$36.24B$70.65B13.6939,900Analyst ForecastSLFSun Life Financial4.0503 of 5 stars$56.92+2.6%N/A+12.3%$32.49B$28.68B14.8229,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownPUKPrudential3.7657 of 5 stars$20.27+3.7%N/A+17.3%$26.60B$8.14B8.7414,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownCRBGCorebridge Financial4.8341 of 5 stars$27.56+3.3%$36.15+31.2%+1.9%$15.32B$19.06B7.297,700 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Unum Group Alternatives Lincoln National Alternatives CNO Financial Group Alternatives Citizens Alternatives Aflac Alternatives MetLife Alternatives Prudential Financial Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PRI) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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