Primis Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FRST) reported third-quarter 2026 net income available to common shareholders of $8.7 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared with $6.8 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, a year earlier.
Net interest income rose 25% year over year to $36.3 million. The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable November 20, 2026, to shareholders of record November 6, 2026.
- GAAP net income was $8.672 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, versus $6.830 million a year earlier.
- Net interest margin was 3.66%, compared with 3.18% in the third quarter of 2025.
- Noninterest income totaled $12.9 million, while noninterest expense was $37.2 million.
- Total assets were $4.3 billion, deposits were $3.47 billion, and loans held for investment were $3.50 billion at September 30, 2026.
- For the first nine months of 2026, net income available to common shareholders was $25.4 million, or $1.03 per diluted share.
$FRST Insider Trading Activity
$FRST insiders have traded $FRST stock on the open market 24 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 24 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FRST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- F L III GARRETT has made 12 purchases buying 3,099 shares for an estimated $45,211 and 0 sales.
- SCOTT R GAMBLE has made 2 purchases buying 3,100 shares for an estimated $44,953 and 0 sales.
- ERIC ALAN JOHNSON has made 2 purchases buying 2,845 shares for an estimated $44,929 and 0 sales.
- ROBERT YATES CLAGETT has made 2 purchases buying 2,831 shares for an estimated $39,859 and 0 sales.
- ANURAG SHARMA (EVP, Chief Information Officer) purchased 694 shares for an estimated $9,996
- JASON BROCK SAUNDERS purchased 500 shares for an estimated $7,600
- MARGARET M WEICHERT has made 4 purchases buying 410 shares for an estimated $6,599 and 0 sales.
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$FRST Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 91 institutional investors add shares of $FRST stock to their portfolio, and 36 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FOURTHSTONE LLC removed 731,358 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $11,972,330
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 505,335 shares (+120.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $8,272,333
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 422,550 shares (+20.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,917,143
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 356,630 shares (+208.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $5,838,033
- MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP removed 294,808 shares (-24.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $4,826,006
- SALZHAUER MICHAEL removed 218,126 shares (-31.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,570,722
- ALGERT GLOBAL LLC added 211,466 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,461,698
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