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Primis Financial Corp. (FRST)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | McLean, United States | NasdaqGM
15.79 USD +0.03 (0.190%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 10:14 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:58 a.m. EDT

Primis Financial presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive metrics mask severe operational decay. While the stock trades at a low P/E and offers a decent 2.55% yield, the underlying business is actively shrinking; revenue has contracted by nearly 23% and earnings have plummeted by two-thirds year-over-year. This fundamental deterioration is reflected in the price action, which has dragged down nearly 10% over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing another decline. The recent price uptick appears to be a technical bounce off lows rather than a reversal of the secular trend, especially given the weak statistical forecast predicting further downside over the next month. The board's recent additions of tech veterans suggest a strategic pivot, but until the financial statements prove that this strategy is reversing the multi-year decline, the investment case remains weak. The dividend is sustainable for now due to the low payout ratio, but it cannot compensate for the capital destruction occurring in the core business.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_126 ✓0.034759
MSTL0.070604
AutoETS0.075301
AutoARIMA0.075302
AutoTheta0.078452

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 1.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.593
Excess Kurtosis -0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Revenue per Share 8.045
Market Cap 392,833,408
Trailing P/E 8.44
Forward P/E 8.37
Beta 0.71
Profit Margins 23.25%
Previous Name Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
Website https://www.primisbank.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:58 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is heavily skewed toward calls, particularly for the August expiration where volume significantly exceeds open interest at the $17.5 strike, suggesting a bullish bias targeting a rebound. However, the November and February expirations show negligible activity, indicating a lack of conviction in a sustained rally beyond the immediate term. Implied volatility is extremely low across most strikes, reflecting a complacent market that has priced out significant downside risk despite the company's deteriorating fundamentals.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.69% 3.23% 3.58% 3.44%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-08 0.100 0.691563
2026-02-13 0.100 0.717360
2025-11-07 0.100 0.924214
2025-08-08 0.100 0.896057
2025-05-14 0.100 1.060445
2025-02-12 0.100 0.909918
2024-11-08 0.100 0.829876
2024-08-09 0.100 0.874891
2024-05-09 0.100 0.931966
2024-02-08 0.100 0.812348
2023-11-09 0.100 1.047120
2023-08-10 0.100 1.043841
2023-05-11 0.100 1.404494
2023-02-09 0.100 0.846024
2022-11-10 0.100 0.788644
2022-08-11 0.100 0.716846
2022-05-12 0.100 0.763942
2022-02-10 0.100 0.681199
2021-11-10 0.100 0.626959
2021-08-12 0.100 0.627746
2021-05-13 0.100 0.685401
2021-02-11 0.100 0.798722
2020-11-06 0.100 1.006036
2020-08-07 0.100 1.106195
2020-05-08 0.100 1.006036
2020-02-13 0.100 0.619579
2019-11-07 0.090 0.567465
2019-08-09 0.090 0.600000
2019-05-10 0.090 0.604432
2019-02-08 0.090 0.588620
2018-11-08 0.080 0.510204
2018-08-10 0.080 0.462161
2018-05-11 0.080 0.475059
2018-02-09 0.080 0.503461
2017-11-10 0.080 0.499688
2017-08-10 0.080 0.483676
2017-05-11 0.080 0.465658
2017-02-09 0.080 0.489596
2016-11-03 0.080 0.623539
2016-08-04 0.080 0.628931
2016-05-12 0.080 0.661704
2016-02-04 0.080 0.611154
2015-11-05 0.280 2.445415
2015-08-06 0.080 0.688468
2015-05-07 0.080 0.670017
2015-02-05 0.080 0.714924
2014-11-07 0.380 3.298611
2014-07-31 0.080 0.727273
2014-05-08 0.070 0.686275
2014-02-06 0.070 0.690335
2013-11-07 0.070 0.717949
2013-08-08 0.070 0.702811
2013-05-09 0.060 0.602410
2013-02-07 0.050 0.530786
2012-11-07 0.040 0.503145
2012-08-09 0.025 0.340599
2012-05-10 0.015 0.214286
2012-02-09 0.015 0.236593
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.4
dividendYield 2.54
exDividendDate 2026-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02538071
lastDividendValue 0.1
lastDividendDate 2026-05-08
dividendDate 2026-05-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4223827
Address1 1,676 International Drive
Address2 Suite 900
All Time High 18.48
All Time Low 3.25
Ask 20.17
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 185,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 266,172
Average Volume 266,172
Average Volume10Days 185,270
Beta 0.714
Bid 11.16
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 17.245
City McLean
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 15.79
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 15.865
Day Low 15.7
Display Name Primis Financial
Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Dividend Rate 0.4
Dividend Yield 2.54
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,923,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,923,200
Earnings Growth -0.676
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.677
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,836,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.069
Enterprise Value 608,759,872
Eps Current Year 1.5825
Eps Forward 1.8875
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.87
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 15.0252
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7648001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05090116
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 42.23827
Fifty Two Week High 16.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.9800005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.058437712
Fifty Two Week Low 9.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.24
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6534031
Fifty Two Week Range 9.55 - 16.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,162,391,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.44
Float Shares 23,775,739
Forward Eps 1.8875
Forward P E 8.365562
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 593
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 198,380,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03943
Held Percent Institutions 0.86699
Implied Shares Outstanding 24,878,621
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Last Dividend Value 0.1
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,177,891,200
Last Split Factor 11:10
Long Business Summary Primis Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Primis Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, and small and medium sized businesses in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including checking, NOW, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposits; and commercial deposit products comprising investment/sweep accounts, wire transfer services, employer services/payroll processing services, zero balance accounts, night depository services, depository transfers, merchant services, ACH originations, business debit cards, controlled disbursement accounts, and remote deposit capture services. It also provides commercial lending products, such as loans consist of lines of credit, revolving credit facilities, demand loans, term loans, equipment loans, SBA loans, stand-by letters of credit, and unsecured loans; loans for permanent financing; construction loans for commercial, multi-family, assisted living and other non-residential properties, and builder/developer lines; second asset based lending; SBA lending; financing for medical, dental, and veterinary businesses; and warehouse lending lines of credit to residential mortgage originators. In addition, the company provides consumer lending products comprising residential mortgage, home equity lines of credit, secured and unsecured personal loans, life insurance premium financing, and Panacea consumer loans. Further, it offers debit cards, ATM services, notary services, and mobile and online banking. The company was formerly known as Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. and changed its name to Primis Financial Corp. Primis Financial Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Long Name Primis Financial Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 392,833,408
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_28536710
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-14
Net Income To Common 46,119,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 392,087,066
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 15.76
Operating Cashflow -77,988,000
Operating Margins 0.25100002
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.2139
Phone 703 893 7400
Prev Name Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
Previous Close 15.76
Price Eps Current Year 9.977883
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.91562766
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9801968
Profit Margins 0.23247999
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.25
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.029999733
Regular Market Change Percent 0.19035363
Regular Market Day High 15.865
Regular Market Day Low 15.7
Regular Market Day Range 15.7 - 15.865
Regular Market Open 15.76
Regular Market Previous Close 15.76
Regular Market Price 15.79
Regular Market Time 1,784,038,466
Regular Market Volume 27,478
Return On Assets 0.0116
Return On Equity 0.1149
Revenue Growth -0.227
Revenue Per Share 8.045
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 24,878,621
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.02
Shares Short 498,747
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 341,812
Short Name Primis Financial Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0225
Short Ratio 1.5
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol FRST
Target High Price 19.0
Target Low Price 17.5
Target Mean Price 18.125
Target Median Price 18.0
Total Cash 159,908,000
Total Cash Per Share 6.455
Total Debt 378,260,000
Total Revenue 198,380,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02538071
Trailing Eps 1.87
Trailing P E 8.4438505
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.13665
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.6533499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20198071
Type Disp Equity
Volume 27,478
Website https://www.primisbank.com
Zip 22,102