Progressive Rises as Investors Digest Strong May Underwriting Results

The Progressive Corporation (PGR) is up 3.9% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is investor reaction to Progressive’s strong May operating update, which showed faster premium growth, higher earnings, and better underwriting profitability than a year earlier. This could also reflect continued confidence in the company’s pricing discipline and policy growth after the latest monthly release.

Details:

Progressive’s May 2026 update showed net premiums written rising 6% year over year, while net premiums earned increased 10%.

Monthly net income rose 36% from the prior-year period, and earnings per share also increased 36%.

The combined ratio improved to 82.1 from 86.9, a favorable move because a lower ratio generally signals better underwriting performance.

Total policies in force grew 8% year over year, including gains in both agency auto and direct auto, suggesting continued customer growth in core personal lines.

Sources:

Progressive, SEC, The Insurer

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$PGR Insider Trading Activity

$PGR insiders have traded $PGR stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PGR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JOHN JO MURPHY (Claims President) sold 5,916 shares for an estimated $1,183,200
JONATHAN S. BAUER (Chief Investment Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,371 shares for an estimated $1,094,618.
KAREN BAILO (Commercial Lines President) sold 3,517 shares for an estimated $745,604
STEVEN BROZ (Chief Information Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,314 shares for an estimated $468,307.
ANDREW J QUIGG (Chief Strategy Officer) sold 1,649 shares for an estimated $336,973
DEVIN C JOHNSON sold 980 shares for an estimated $199,038
MARIBEL PUMAREJO (Chief Marketing Oficer) sold 738 shares for an estimated $150,137
CARL G JOYCE (Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 411 shares for an estimated $85,645.

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$PGR Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 832 institutional investors add shares of $PGR stock to their portfolio, and 1,037 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 11,430,114 shares (+102.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,265,905,799
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 6,100,124 shares (-40.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,209,288,581
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 4,650,923 shares (+48.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $921,998,975
DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. added 4,048,351 shares (+19724.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $802,545,102
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 2,827,619 shares (-15.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $643,905,398
EGERTON CAPITAL (UK) LLP removed 2,588,638 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $589,484,645
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 2,581,531 shares (+272.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $511,762,705

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$PGR Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $PGR stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PGR stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 04/27, 02/10, 01/16 and 0 sales.
REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 01/09 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 02/10.

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$PGR Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $PGR in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 06/18/2026
Morgan Stanley issued a "Underweight" rating on 01/29/2026
Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/08/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $PGR, check out Quiver Quantitative's $PGR forecast page.

$PGR Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PGR recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $PGR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $222.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Meyer Shields from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $210.0 on 06/18/2026
Elyse Greenspan from Wells Fargo set a target price of $219.0 on 06/18/2026
Joshua Shanker from B of A Securities set a target price of $313.0 on 06/18/2026
Michael Zaremski from BMO Capital set a target price of $221.0 on 04/16/2026
Bob Huang from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $190.0 on 03/31/2026
Andrew Andersen from Jefferies set a target price of $215.0 on 03/24/2026
Brian Meredith from UBS set a target price of $220.0 on 03/23/2026

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