Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Grows Stock Holdings in Primoris Services Corporation $PRIM

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lifted its stake in shares of Primoris Services Corporation (NYSE:PRIMFree Report) by 403.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,384 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,772 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Primoris Services were worth $6,921,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Primoris Services by 163.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,746,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,774,000 after purchasing an additional 1,082,218 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Primoris Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $103,368,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in Primoris Services by 56.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,011,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,866,000 after buying an additional 728,646 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Primoris Services by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,479,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $804,361,000 after buying an additional 466,192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in Primoris Services by 2,338.5% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 314,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,033,000 after buying an additional 301,532 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Primoris Services Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of Primoris Services stock opened at $86.10 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $104.26 and a 200 day moving average of $133.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.96 and a beta of 1.41. Primoris Services Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $65.00 and a fifty-two week high of $205.50.

Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIMGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.28). Primoris Services had a net margin of 3.31% and a return on equity of 16.48%. The business had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.73 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. Primoris Services’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Primoris Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Primoris Services Corporation will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Primoris Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. Primoris Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.05%.

Insider Transactions at Primoris Services

In related news, Director David Lee King sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.09, for a total value of $2,381,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,941 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,779,323.69. The trade was a 57.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider John M. Perisich sold 29,707 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.86, for a total transaction of $3,798,337.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 27,574 shares in the company, valued at $3,525,611.64. The trade was a 51.86% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on PRIM shares. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Primoris Services in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Primoris Services from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Primoris Services from $118.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Zacks Research cut shares of Primoris Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Primoris Services from $212.00 to $186.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Primoris Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $142.13.

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Primoris Services Profile

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Primoris Services Corporation, a specialty contractor company, provides a range of construction, fabrication, maintenance, replacement, and engineering services in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: Utilities, Energy/Renewables, and Pipeline Services. The Utilities segment offers installation and maintenance services for new and existing natural gas distribution systems, electric utility distribution and transmission systems, and communications systems. The Energy/Renewables segment provides a range of services, including engineering, procurement, and construction, as well as retrofits, highway and bridge construction, demolition, site work, soil stabilization, mass excavation, flood control, upgrades, repairs, outages, and maintenance services to renewable energy and energy storage, renewable fuels, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries, as well as state departments of transportation.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM)

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