The stock of Progressive Corp (PGR) has gone down by -3.96% for the week, with a -10.15% drop in the past month and a -11.66% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.08% for PGR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.18% for PGR’s stock, with a -2.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Progressive Corp (NYSE: PGR) Right Now?
Progressive Corp (NYSE: PGR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 17.07x compared to its average ratio. PGR has 36-month beta value of 0.34. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 6 as “overweight”, 8 as “hold”, and 1 as “sell”.
The public float for PGR is 584.63M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.08% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PGR on July 08, 2025 was 3.39M shares.
PGR stock’s latest price update
The stock of Progressive Corp (NYSE: PGR) has decreased by -3.10% when compared to last closing price of $261.66. Despite this, the company has experienced a -3.96% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-07-07 that BATON ROUGE, La., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (“Business First”), the holding company for b1BANK, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. (“Progressive”) and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Progressive Bank.
Analysts’ Opinion of PGR
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PGR reach a price target of $312. The rating they have provided for PGR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 28th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to PGR, setting the target price at $287 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.
PGR Trading at -7.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PGR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.08%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.51%, as shares sank -9.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.34% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PGR fell by -3.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $264.60. In addition, Progressive Corp saw 22.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PGR starting from Sauerland John P, who sold 10,000 shares at the price of $263.79 back on Jun 30 ’25. After this action, Sauerland John P now owns 228,024 shares of Progressive Corp, valued at $2,637,900 using the latest closing price.
Sauerland John P, the Officer of Progressive Corp, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $263.79 during a trade that took place back on Jun 30 ’25, which means that Sauerland John P is holding N/A shares at $2,637,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PGR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14% for the present operating margin
- 1.0% for the gross margin
The net margin for Progressive Corp stands at 0.11%. The total capital return value is set at 0.1%. Equity return is now at value 34.34%, with 8.91% for asset returns.
Based on Progressive Corp (PGR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 39.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 11.28 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.79.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Progressive Corp (PGR) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
