Primerica (NYSE:PRI) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday , Analyst Ratings Net reports. The stock traded as high as $51.69 and last traded at $51.20, with a volume of 144,886 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $50.41.
A number of research firms have recently commented on PRI. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded shares of Primerica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Analysts at Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Primerica in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $43.00.