The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.10 per share by the insurance provider on Friday, July 10th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 2nd.
Progressive has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years. Progressive has a dividend payout ratio of 2.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. 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 Stock Performance
Progressive stock opened at $219.13 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $202.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $206.72. The company has a market cap of $128.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.81 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 0.27. Progressive has a fifty-two week low of $189.20 and a fifty-two week high of $267.92.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Progressive news, Director Jeffrey D. Kelly sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were 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 owned 22,546 shares in the company, valued at $4,877,376.18. This represents a 23.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven Broz sold 1,157 shares of Progressive stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.76, for a total transaction of $236,907.32. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 27,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,633,152.36. This trade represents a 4.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 15,230 shares of company stock worth $3,165,817 in the last quarter. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Klingman & Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Progressive by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,927 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $667,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Progressive by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,902 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $395,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. increased its holdings in shares of Progressive by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 7,463 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Progressive by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,399 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $319,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC raised its position in Progressive by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 18,736 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $4,267,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.34% of the company’s stock.
About Progressive
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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