Primis Financial Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 4/6
Primis Financial's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.8%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 3.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.9% per year. Primis Financial's return on equity is 10.8%, and it has net margins of 23.2%.
Key information
-11.76%
Earnings growth rate
-12.10%
EPS growth rate
| Banks Industry Growth | 11.18% |
| Revenue growth rate | 9.92% |
| Return on equity | 10.80% |
| Net Margin | 23.25% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2026 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • Jun 25
FRST: National Platforms And Credit Improvement Will Drive Future Profitability
Analysts have nudged their price target for Primis Financial higher to $19, citing its mix of a community bank franchise with national mortgage warehouse and healthcare banking platforms, and arguing that a potential profitability inflection is not yet reflected in the current valuation. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Primis Financial highlights both enthusiasm for the company’s business mix and questions around execution timing and valuation, giving investors several angles to weigh.Narrative Update • Jun 08
FRST: Bullish Coverage And Improving Credit Trends Will Support Upside
Analysts have nudged their Primis Financial price target higher to $17.50, reflecting updated assumptions around fair value, discount rate, profit margin and future P/E after recent bullish Street research coverage. What's in the News Primis Financial Corp.Narrative Update • May 24
FRST: Bullish Coverage And Higher Margin Outlook Will Support Upside
Analysts have nudged their average price target for Primis Financial higher from about $16.42 to roughly $17.08, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins, and forward P/E following fresh Street research coverage with a bullish view on the stock. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research with a bullish stance has focused on how updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins, and forward P/E feed into the valuation case for Primis Financial.Narrative Update • Apr 26
FRST: Bullish Coverage And Lower Net Charge Offs Will Support Upside
Analysts have nudged their price target for Primis Financial higher from about $16.13 to roughly $16.42, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, expected revenue trends, profit margins, and a modestly adjusted future P/E following a recent bullish initiation of coverage. Analyst Commentary Bullish Takeaways Bullish analysts see the recent initiation of coverage as a vote of confidence in Primis Financial's business model, which they view as supportive of the updated valuation assumptions.Narrative Update • Apr 10
FRST: Lower Net Charge Offs Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have maintained their $16.13 price target for Primis Financial in line with prior views, citing only minor adjustments in assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E as the basis for this steady outlook. What's in the News Primis Financial Corp.Narrative Update • Mar 27
FRST: Lower Net Charge Offs Will Support Future Upside Potential
The analyst fair value estimate for Primis Financial has edged up from $16.00 to about $16.13, with analysts citing updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 19, 2025, Primis Financial Corp.Narrative Update • Mar 11
FRST: Share Repurchases And Lower Net Charge Offs Will Support Upside
Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Primis Financial at $16.00 per share. Only very small adjustments to the discount rate, revenue trajectory, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions have resulted in a largely unchanged price target narrative.Narrative Update • Feb 25
FRST: Share Repurchases And Improving Credit Quality Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have maintained their $16.00 price target for Primis Financial, indicating consistent views on fair value, discount rate, revenue trajectory, profit margins, and future P/E assumptions based on the latest research. What's in the News Primis Financial Corp.Narrative Update • Feb 11
FRST: Share Repurchases And Lower Credit Losses Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have nudged their price target for Primis Financial from $15.63 to $16.00, citing updated assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E as the key drivers of this adjustment. What's in the News Primis Financial Corp.Narrative Update • Jan 27
FRST: Share Repurchases Will Support Stronger Earnings And Upside Potential
Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Primis Financial at $15.63. They made only minor adjustments to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions, indicating that their view of the bank's risk and earnings profile remains largely unchanged.Narrative Update • Jan 12
FRST: Share Repurchases And Lower Charge Offs Will Support Stronger Earnings
Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Primis Financial by about $0.50 to $15.63, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth of roughly 1.77%, a profit margin near 37.67%, and a forward P/E of about 8.61x. What's in the News The Board of Directors of Primis Financial Corp.Narrative Update • Dec 14
FRST: Improving Credit Quality And Margin Outlook Will Support Stronger Earnings
Analysts have raised their price target on Primis Financial from 13.63 dollars to 15.13 dollars, citing improving revenue growth expectations, a modestly lower discount rate, and a more normalized profit margin outlook that supports a higher future earnings multiple. What's in the News Completed repurchase of 79,549 shares, representing approximately 0.32% of shares outstanding, for a total of 0.8 million dollars under the buyback program announced on December 19, 2024 (Key Developments) Reported third quarter 2025 net charge offs of 1.17 million dollars, significantly lower than 7.95 million dollars in the prior year period, indicating improved credit quality trends (Key Developments) Valuation Changes The fair value estimate has risen moderately from 13.63 dollars to 15.13 dollars per share, reflecting a higher intrinsic value assessment.
New Narrative • Sep 24
Digital Savvy And Strategic Lending Fuel Optimistic Growth Prospects
Primis Financial's strategic management of deposit costs and digital platform enhancements suggest efficiency in funding, potentially boosting net interest margins.Analysis Article • Oct 31
Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.10
Primis Financial Corp. ( NASDAQ:FRST ) will pay a dividend of $0.10 on the 24th of November. This means the dividend...Analysis Article • Aug 03
Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.10
Primis Financial Corp. ( NASDAQ:FRST ) will pay a dividend of $0.10 on the 25th of August. This means the annual...Analysis Article • May 02
Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.10
The board of Primis Financial Corp. ( NASDAQ:FRST ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 26th of May, with...Analysis Article • Feb 01
Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.10
Primis Financial Corp. ( NASDAQ:FRST ) will pay a dividend of $0.10 on the 24th of February. This means that the annual...Analysis Article • Nov 01
Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.10
Primis Financial Corp.'s ( NASDAQ:FRST ) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.10 per share on 28th of November...Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Primis Financial makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 26 | 198 | 46 | 121 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 25 | 211 | 61 | 118 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 25 | 139 | 9 | 110 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 25 | 127 | 3 | 109 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 125 | 4 | 107 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 97 | -16 | 104 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 104 | -1 | 97 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 107 | -8 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 102 | -14 | 90 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 111 | -8 | 89 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 127 | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 123 | 11 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 121 | 18 | 82 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 108 | 14 | 75 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 108 | 20 | 69 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 104 | 23 | 63 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 107 | 27 | 61 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 110 | 31 | 59 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 110 | 30 | 55 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 109 | 31 | 54 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 96 | 23 | 52 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 87 | 15 | 57 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 83 | 17 | 52 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 83 | 19 | 50 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 92 | 27 | 50 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 95 | 32 | 43 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 96 | 32 | 42 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 96 | 32 | 42 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 97 | 31 | 43 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 97 | 34 | 43 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 96 | 25 | 42 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 93 | 20 | 43 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 79 | 9 | 36 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 65 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 51 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 39 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 39 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 38 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 36 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 35 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: FRST has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FRST's current net profit margins (23.2%) are higher than last year (3.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FRST's earnings have declined by 11.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FRST's earnings growth over the past year (1063.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (-11.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FRST earnings growth over the past year (1063.2%) exceeded the Banks industry 22.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FRST's Return on Equity (10.8%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/06/29 11:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Primis Financial Corp. is covered by 6 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Christopher Marinac | Brean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery) |
| Wood Lay | Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods |
| Casey Orr Whitman | Piper Sandler Companies |