What is PPT's P/E ratio?

Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) currently trades at a P/E ratio of 6.27.

Putnam Premier Income Trust reports a Return on Equity (ROE) of 14.30%.

What is PPT's dividend yield?

Putnam Premier Income Trust offers a dividend yield of 9.20%.

What is PPT's Quality Score?

Our AI rates PPT's overall financial quality at 92 out of 100, based on profitability, growth, debt and earnings stability.

Is now a good time to buy PPT?

Our AI Timing Score for PPT is 27 out of 100, indicating the relative attractiveness of buying at the current price using technical and momentum signals.

Which sector does PPT belong to?

Putnam Premier Income Trust is classified under the Financial Services >> Asset Management sector on the NYSE exchange

Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT) Stock Price

Stock Check Daily update data at 8:30 AM
(Price: 2026-08-04 | FS: 2026-01-31)

PPT AI Analysis Summary

Our AI summary for PPT: Putnam Premier Income Trust (NYSE), Financial Services >> Asset Management sector. The stock currently trades at a P/E of 6.27, ROE of 14.30%, a dividend yield of 9.20%. Its financial Quality Score stands at 92/100 — fundamentals stronger than most of the market. The AI Timing Score is 27/100 — most technical signals do not support an entry at this point. All scores are recomputed automatically after each market close from official exchange data. This is systematically generated analysis, not personalized investment advice.

This stock is on the high dividend list — 9.20% yield, paid three years running

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PPT

Putnam Premier Income Trust

USD 3.43

0.01 (0.29%) Day Change

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6.27

P/E

0.59

D/E

14.3%

ROE

9.0%

ROA

9.20%

Div Yield

0.01

PEG

PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST
TYPE: STOCK
MARKET: NYSE

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USD 3.43 Price 0.01 (0.29%) Day Change	NEWS SCORE: 93

PPT, the overall quality is excellent ( Quality = 92) but the timing to buy is ...(Sign In to See)...

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92 QUALITY

Signal: OUTPERFORM

Signal Description: Company financial health is Good

Reason: Historical ROE is relatively low

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TIMING

Signal: OUTPERFORM

Signal Descri...: Good

Reason: Momentum indicators aligned on the daily timeframe

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In details, quality factors are not quite good , financial health is not quite good , and ability to make profit is very good , ...

Quality Factors

58%

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News Score	93
Magic Formula Rank by ROA	498
Magic Formula Rank by ROE	498
Magic Formula Rank by ROIC	1046
Price	3.43
PBV / Sector	0.90 / 1.86 GREAT
Earning Per Share	0.55

PE / Sector	6.27 / 13.56 GREAT
PEG or PE/Growth / Sector	0.01 / 0.05 GREAT
Average 1M Daily Value	0.33 M GREAT
Average 1W Daily Value	0.44 M GREAT

Timing Factors

71%

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Financial Health

50%

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Ability to Make Profit

81%

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NPM (%) / Sector	124.41 / 210.49 GREAT
NPM Average (%) / Sector	95.12 / -433.47 GREAT
NPM Change Average (%) / Sector	16.69 / 80.28 GOOD
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ROA (%) / Sector	8.98 / 461.16
ROA Average (%) / Sector	3.70 / 89.42
ROA Change Average (%) / Sector	1,056.81 / 3,811.23
ROE (%) / Sector	14.30 / 17.97
ROE Average (%) / Sector	5.03 / 17.73
ROE Change Average (%) / Sector	811.86 / 246.06 GREAT
ROIC (%) / Sector	SIGN IN
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Return to Investors

70%

Dividend (%) / Sector	9.20 / 6.41 GREAT
Dividend Average (%) / Sector	10.00 / 8.95 GREAT
Dividend Change Average (%) / Sector	-4.34 / 1.50

Registration Details

Analyze Date	2026-08-05 08:00:42
Symbol	PPT
Name	PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST
Sector	Financial Services >> Asset Management
Market	NYSE
Listed Shares	95.57 M
Par Value	N/A
Calculated From	Quarter
Sign	N/A
Market Cap (M.USD) / Sector Average	323.02 / 7,364.64

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Address: 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA, United States, 02110

Phone: 617-292-1000

Website: https://www.putnam.com/individual/mutual-funds/clo

Sector: Financial Services >> Asset Management

Description: Putnam Premier Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Putnam Investments Limited. It invests in the public fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in U.S. high-grade and high-yield bonds with an average credit quality of BBB by S&P Corporation. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital Government Bond Index. Putnam Premier Income Trust was formed on February 29, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.