BUZZ-Primoris drops after full-year profit forecast cut, COO exit
Primoris Services Corporation PRIM | 0.00 |
** Shares of U.S. infrastructure contractor Primoris Services Corp PRIM.N plunge 36% to $71 premarket
** If losses hold through open, stock to hit more than one-year low
** Co cut full-year profit forecast and announced COO Jeremy Kinch's departure on Monday
** Co now expects adjusted EPS between $2.05 and $2.60 vs the prior $4.80 to $5.00 range
** Expects lower revenue and gross profit for full-year in its renewables business
** Brokerage Keybanc downgrades stock rating to 'sector weight' from 'overweight', says repeated guidance cuts indicate slow recovery in valuation
** Cut in renewables business revenue estimate to $2.1 billion reflecting project delays, with the biggest earnings hit expected in Q2 - Keybanc
** On an average, 10 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher
** Up to last close, stock down 12.7% YTD
