Value Investing Philosophy And Progressive Corp (NYSE: PGR)?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

PGR belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Insurance – Property & Casualty industry. The current market capitalization of Progressive Corp is $158.35B. A total of 6.07 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.20M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Sauerland John P sold 10,000 shares of PGR for 275.94 per share on Mar 28 ’25. After the transaction, the VP and Chief Financial Officer now owns 258,024 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 28 ’25, Sauerland John P bought 10,000 shares at 275.94 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Johnson Devin C disposed of 400 shares on Mar 25 ’25 at a per-share price of $275.04. This resulted in the Director holding 8,370 shares of PGR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Johnson Devin C bought 400 shares at $275.04 per share on Mar 25 ’25.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Progressive Corp pays an annual dividend of $4.90, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.81%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.73. PGR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.14% when it declared a $0.10 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/9/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.16%. The PGR stock dividend was $0.10 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PGR has a high of $292.99 and a low of $197.62.

As of this writing, PGR has an earnings estimate of $4.78 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $5.38 per share and a lower estimate of $3.87.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. PGR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $45.00B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $43.67, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $18.23B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PGR is Buy with a score of 4.20.

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