The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be paid a dividend of 0.10 per share by the insurance provider on Friday, July 10th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 2nd.
Progressive has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years. Progressive has a payout ratio of 2.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Progressive to earn $16.48 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 2.4%.
Progressive Trading Down 2.3%
NYSE PGR opened at $219.13 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Progressive has a 52 week low of $189.20 and a 52 week high of $267.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $128.05 billion, a PE ratio of 11.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.81 and a beta of 0.28. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $202.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $206.72.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Jeffrey D. Kelly sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.33, for a total value of $1,514,310.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 22,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,877,376.18. The trade was a 23.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Steven Broz sold 1,157 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.76, for a total value of $236,907.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 27,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,633,152.36. This trade represents a 4.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 15,230 shares of company stock valued at $3,165,817. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Progressive
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PGR. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Progressive by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 55,261,140 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $12,584,067,000 after acquiring an additional 593,612 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Progressive by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 25,808,762 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $6,373,474,000 after purchasing an additional 78,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Progressive by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,921,724 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,398,123,000 after purchasing an additional 1,217,527 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in Progressive by 26.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 11,167,940 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,757,905,000 after purchasing an additional 2,314,864 shares during the period. Finally, GQG Partners LLC grew its position in Progressive by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 10,432,549 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,375,706,000 after purchasing an additional 1,092,151 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.34% of the company’s stock.
Progressive Company Profile
Progressive Corporation is a large U.S.-based property and casualty insurer that primarily underwrites personal auto insurance along with a broad suite of related products. Its offerings include coverage for private passenger automobiles, commercial auto fleets, motorcycles, boats and recreational vehicles, as well as homeowners, renters, umbrella and other specialty P&C products. Progressive also provides claims handling, risk management and related services to individual and commercial policyholders.
The company distributes its products through a mix of direct channels—online and by phone—and an extensive independent agent network.
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