The veteran insurer gets a new, not entirely positive evaluation from a pundit.In a case of damning with faint praise, Progressive (PGR -1.72%) stock took something of a hit on Thursday. An analyst initiated coverage of the stock, pointing out several positives and negatives that might affect its price. Investors clearly concentrated more on the latter, as they bid said price down by almost 2% during the trading session. That put it more deeply in the red than the bellwether S&P 500 index, which fell by 0.3 ...

Progressive (PGR) ended the recent trading session at $252.32, demonstrating a +0.05% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.12%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 1.51%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 3.26%.Heading into today, shares of the insurer had gained 19.58% over the past month, outpacing the Finance sector's gain of 7.46% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.78% in that time.Investors will be eagerly watching for the perf ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.Even though momentum is a popular stock char ...

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Progressive (PGR) .Progressive currently has an average brokerage ...

The latest trading session saw Progressive (PGR) ending at $237.78, denoting a +0.81% adjustment from its last day's close. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.97% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.58%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.39%.The insurer's shares have seen an increase of 7.54% over the last month, surpassing the Finance sector's loss of 0.47% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.85%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performa ...

Have you been paying attention to shares of Progressive (PGR) ? Shares have been on the move with the stock up 5.5% over the past month. The stock hit a new 52-week high of $238.45 in the previous session. Progressive has gained 48.7% since the start of the year compared to the 12.6% move for the Zacks Finance sector and the 22.4% return for the Zacks Insurance - Property and Casualty industry.What's Driving the Outperformance?The stock has a great record of positive earnings surprises, as it hasn't missed ...

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Progressive (PGR) . Shares have added about 5.9% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Progressive due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important drivers. Progressive's Q2 Earnings Beat, Premiums Rise Y/ ...

Global Research and Evidence Lab 14 August 2024 First Read Progressive Corporation July 2024: PIF Better; underlying loss ratio below consensus How will the stock react? A: We expect a positive reaction to the better-than-expected PIF growth in July while the underlying loss ratio was a little worse than consensus expectations (but beat UBSe). PIF growth accelerated sequentially and was better than expected. PGR should continue to gain market share in the near term as it loosens underwriting restrictions qu ...

Key TakeawaysThe S&P 500 advanced 0.4% on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, as the latest CPI data showed inflation ticked lower during July.Shares of Progressive and Charles Schwab moved higher after the insurer and financial services firm reported strong monthly results for July.Albemarle shares sank as diminished lithium prices remain an overhang on the largest producer of the metal. Major U.S. equities indexes ticked higher as the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data revealed that inflation cooled slightly mo ...

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) today reported the following results for the month ended July 31, 2024:  July(millions, except per share amounts and ratios; unaudited)2024Net premiums written$6,378.5Net premiums earned$6,066.1Net income$813.5Per share available to common shareholders$1.38Total pretax net realized gains (losses) on securities$62.2Combined ratio – current year 88.0                   – prior year month 90.6Average diluted equival ...