Progressive Story

PGR -- USA Stock

USD 85.95 1.16 1.33%

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Progressive Dividend Yield is relatively stable at the moment as compared to the past year. Progressive reported last year Dividend Yield of 0.0171. As of 02/17/2021, Earnings per Basic Share is likely to grow to 6.56, while Average Assets are likely to drop slightly above 42.8 B. In this article, we will sum up Progressive. We will evaluate why we are still optimistic in anticipation of a recovery. In this post, I will also go over some essential variables affecting Progressive's products, and show how it may impact the entity outlook for active traders this year.

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Is Progressive (NYSE:PGR) undervalued?

The company holds a Beta of 0.5354, which implies possible diversification benefits within a given portfolio. Let's try to break down what Progressive's beta means in this case. As returns on the market increase, Progressive returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss on holding Progressive will be expected to be smaller as well. Although it is extremely important to respect Progressive current trending patterns, it is better to be realistic regarding the information on equity existing price patterns. The philosophy towards forecasting future performance of any stock is to evaluate the business as a whole together with its past performance, including all available fundamental and technical indicators. By analyzing Progressive technical indicators, you can presently evaluate if the expected return of 0.0% will be sustainable into the future. Progressive right now holds a risk of 0.0%. Please check Progressive value at risk, as well as the relationship between the skewness and day median price to decide if Progressive will be following its historical price patterns.

And What about dividends?

A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Progressive Corp earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Progressive Corp dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Progressive one year expected dividend income is about $0.2 per share.

As of 02/26/2021, Dividend Yield is likely to grow to 0.0225, while Preferred Dividends Income Statement Impact is likely to drop slightly above 19.1 M.

	Last Reported	Projected for 2021
Preferred Dividends Income Statement Impact	19.3 M	19.1 M
Payment of Dividends and Other Cash Distributions	-753.1 M	-812.6 M
Dividend Yield	0.0171	0.0225
Dividends per Basic Common Share	1.29	1.20

Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as Progressive Corp is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Progressive Corp must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.

This type of analysis is very useful when you want to generate a past dividend schedule and payout information for Progressive Corp. Then that information in the form of graph and calendar can be used to fully explain how Du Pont dividends can provide a real clue to its valuation.

How important is Progressive Corp's Liquidity

Progressive Corp financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Progressive Corp ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Progressive Corp financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Please check the breakdown between Progressive Corp's total debt and its cash.

What do experts say?

Stock analysis is a method for investors and traders to make buying and selling decisions. By studying and evaluating past and current data, investors and traders attempt to gain an edge in the markets by making informed decisions.

It is good to see analyst projects for Progressive Corp, but it might be worth checking our own buy vs. sell analysis

A Deeper Perspective

The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Progressive has an asset utilization ratio of 142.99 percent. This connotes that the company is making $1.43 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Progressive is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.

	2018	2019	2020	2021 (projected)
PPandE Turnover	28.41	33.28	29.95	24.92
Calculated Tax Rate	17.15	22.87	26.3	30.37

PPandE Turnover Calculated Tax Rate

Our take on Progressive small fall

The kurtosis is down to 2.37 as of today. Progressive exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -0.94 and kurtosis of 2.37. However, we advise investors to further study Progressive technical indicators to make sure all market info is available and is reliable.

Our Conclusion on Progressive

While many other companies in the insurance?property & casualty industry are either recovering or due for a correction, Progressive may not be as strong as the others in terms of longer-term growth potentials. While some short-term oriented retail investors may not share our view, we believe it may be a good time to buy new shares of Progressive.

About Contributor

Raphi Shpitalnik is a Junior Member of Macroaxs Editorial Board. Raphael is a young entrepreneur who joined Macroaxis on a part-time base at the beginning of the pandemic and eventually acquired a real test for investing and fintech. He likes to analyze different equity instruments across a wide range of industries, focusing primarily on consumer products, sports, fintech, cannabis, and AI. View Profile

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