Premier Stock Analysis

PINC Stock  USD 20.52  0.05  0.24%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Premier extending back to September 26, 2013. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Premier stands at 20.52, as last reported on the 8th of February, with the highest price reaching 20.52 and the lowest price hitting 20.45 during the day.
IPO Date
26th of September 2013
200 Day MA
23.352
50 Day MA
28.007
Beta
0.612
 
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Covid
 
Interest Hikes
Premier holds a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.221. At present, Premier's Short Term Debt is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Short and Long Term Debt is expected to grow to about 338.1 M, whereas Short and Long Term Debt Total is forecasted to decline to about 227.6 M. With a high degree of financial leverage come high-interest payments, which usually reduce Premier's Earnings Per Share (EPS).

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Premier's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Premier's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Premier Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Premier's stakeholders.
For many companies, including Premier, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Premier, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Premier's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
1.529
Enterprise Value Ebitda
16.4211
Price Sales
2.3262
Shares Float
81.8 M
Dividend Share
0.84
At present, Premier's Common Stock Total Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Other Stockholder Equity is expected to grow to about 2.4 B, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 90 M. . As of February 8, 2026, Price To Sales Ratio is expected to decline to 1.34. In addition to that, Price Earnings Ratio is expected to decline to 78.16.
Premier is undervalued with Real Value of 23.49 and Target Price of 28.25. The main objective of Premier stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Premier is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Premier's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Premier stock is traded in the USA on NASDAQ Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Here, you can get updates on important government artifacts, including earning estimates, SEC corporate filings, announcements, and Premier's ongoing operational relationships across important fundamental and technical indicators.
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Premier Stock Analysis Notes

About 86.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book ratio of 1.53. Typically companies with comparable Price to Book (P/B) are able to outperform the market in the long run. Premier has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.63. The entity last dividend was issued on the 29th of August 2025. Premier, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a healthcare improvement company in the United States. Premier, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Premier Inc operates under Health Information Services classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 2600 people. To find out more about Premier contact Susan Devore at 704 357 0022 or learn more at https://www.premierinc.com.

Premier Quarterly Total Revenue

240 Million

Premier Investment Alerts

Many investors view ongoing market volatility as an opportunity to purchase more stocks at a favorable price or short it to generate a bearish trend profit opportunity. If you are one of those investors, make sure you clearly understand the position you are entering. Premier's investment alerts are automatically generated signals that are significant enough to either complement your investing judgment regarding Premier or challenge it. These alerts can help you understand what you are buying and avoid costly mistakes.
Premier generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Premier has high historical volatility and very poor performance
Premier currently holds 282.01 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.22, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Premier has a current ratio of 0.84, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Premier's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.
Over 86.0% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors
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Premier Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Premier's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2025-02-04
2024-12-310.30.25-0.0516 
2017-11-06
2017-09-300.490.44-0.0510 
2024-05-07
2024-03-310.480.550.0714 
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Premier Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Premier's ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Premier's performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Premier's operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Premier's stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Premier Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Barclays Plc2025-06-30
1.2 M
Northern Trust Corp2025-06-30
M
First Trust Advisors L.p.2025-06-30
922.3 K
Alps Advisors Inc2025-06-30
914.6 K
Ubs Group Ag2025-06-30
836.2 K
Pacer Advisors, Inc.2025-06-30
811.8 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2025-06-30
772.9 K
Allianz Asset Management Ag2025-06-30
739.5 K
Aqr Capital Management Llc2025-06-30
722.5 K
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
13.6 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
9.8 M
Note, although Premier's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Premier Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 2.34 B.

Premier Profitablity

The company has Profit Margin (PM) of (0.03) %, which may suggest that it does not properly executes on its current pricing strategies or is unable to control all of the operational costs. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows Operating Margin (OM) of 0.11 %, which suggests for every 100 dollars of sales, it generated a net operating income of $0.11.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets 0.01  0.01 
Return On Assets 0.01  0.01 
Return On Equity 0.01  0.01 

Management Efficiency

Premier has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0301 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0301 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Premier's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Premier manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of February 8, 2026, Return On Tangible Assets is expected to decline to 0.01. In addition to that, Return On Capital Employed is expected to decline to 0.0006. At present, Premier's Fixed Asset Turnover is projected to slightly decrease based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Asset Turnover is expected to grow to 0.70, whereas Total Assets are forecasted to decline to about 2.6 B.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 15.10  15.85 
Tangible Book Value Per Share 3.77  3.96 
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 8.50  4.38 
Price Book Value Ratio 1.50  1.43 
Enterprise Value Multiple 8.50  4.38 
Price Fair Value 1.50  1.43 
Enterprise Value1.9 B1.1 B
Leadership effectiveness at Premier is a strong indicator of its financial stability. We analyze various metrics to provide insights into the stock's investment viability.
Dividend Yield
0.0297
Operating Margin
0.1138
Profit Margin
(0.03)
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0297
Beta
0.612

Technical Drivers

As of the 8th of February, Premier holds the Coefficient Of Variation of (964.77), risk adjusted performance of (0.08), and Variance of 13.83. Compared to fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model allows you to check existing technical drivers of Premier, as well as the relationship between them.

Premier Price Movement Analysis

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Premier Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Premier insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Premier's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Premier insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Premier Outstanding Bonds

Premier issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Premier uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Premier bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Premier has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Premier Predictive Daily Indicators

Premier intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Premier stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Premier Corporate Filings

13A
21st of January 2026
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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5th of December 2025
Other Reports
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2nd of December 2025
Other Reports
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F4
26th of November 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
25th of November 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
24th of November 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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17th of November 2025
Other Reports
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F4
12th of November 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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Premier Forecast Models

Premier's time-series forecasting models are one of many Premier's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Premier's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Premier Bond Ratings

Premier financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Premier have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Premier's borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
6
HealthyView
Beneish M Score
(3.61)
Unlikely ManipulatorView

Premier Debt to Cash Allocation

As Premier follows its natural business cycle, the capital allocation decisions will not magically go away. Premier's decision-makers have to determine if most of the cash flows will be poured back into or reinvested in the business, reserved for other projects beyond operational needs, or paid back to stakeholders and investors.
Premier currently holds 282.01 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.22, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Premier has a current ratio of 0.84, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Premier's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Premier Common Stock Shares Outstanding Over Time

Premier Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Premier uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Premier Debt Ratio

    
  5.14   
It looks as if most of the Premier's assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Premier's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Premier, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Premier Corporate Bonds Issued

Most Premier bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Premier has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Premier Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

227.59 Million

At present, Premier's Short and Long Term Debt Total is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

About Premier Stock Analysis

Stock analysis is the technique used by a trader or investor to examine and evaluate how Premier prices is reacting to, or reflecting on a current market direction and economic conditions. It can be used to make informed decisions about market timing, and when buying or selling Premier shares will generate the highest return on investment. We also built our stock analysis module to help investors to gain an insight into the world economy as a whole, the stock market, thematic ideas. a specific sector, or an individual Stock such as Premier. By using and applying Premier Stock analysis, traders can create a robust methodology for identifying Premier entry and exit points for their positions.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.10  0.11 
Net Profit Margin 0.02  0.02 
Gross Profit Margin 0.84  0.74 

Current Premier Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Premier analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Premier analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
28.25Hold8Odds
Premier current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Premier analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Premier stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Premier, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Premier conference calls.
Premier Analyst Advice Details

Premier Stock Analysis Indicators

Premier stock analysis indicators help investors evaluate how Premier stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing and determine when trading Premier shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Premier stock analysis, traders can identify Premier position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.
Begin Period Cash Flow125.1 M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding91.9 M
Total Stockholder Equity1.5 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-102.1 M
Tax Provision25.3 M
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y-0.702
Property Plant And Equipment Net206.6 M
Cash And Short Term Investments83.7 M
Cash83.7 M
Accounts Payable19.6 M
Net Debt198.3 M
50 Day M A28.007
Total Current Liabilities910.6 M
Other Operating ExpensesB
Non Current Assets Total2.5 B
Forward Price Earnings20.0401
Non Currrent Assets Other130.6 M
Stock Based Compensation23.2 M

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