The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Douglas Constantine - Director, IR Tricia Griffith - President and CEO Patrick Callahan - President, Personal Lines John Murphy - President, Claims Jon Bauer - Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Bob Huang - Morgan Stanley Rob Cox - Goldman Sachs Mike Zaremski - BMO Alex Scott - Barclays Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Michael Phillips - Oppenheimer Jimmy Bhullar - JPMorgan David Motemaden - Evercore Josh Shanker - Bank of America Meyer Shields - KBW Andrew Andersen - Jefferies Gregory Peters - Raymond James Operator Douglas Constantine Good morning, and thank you for joining us today for Progressive's First Quarter Investor Event. I'm Doug Constantine, Director of Investor Relations and I will be a moderator for today's event.
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When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
Investors have been drawn to Progressive (PGR -0.08%) stock lately, in part because the insurer posted some encouraging numbers in its first-quarter earnings report. There's a price to pay for popularity, however.
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Progressive Corporation has gained 27% over the past year, retaining most gains despite market sell-off, with solid Q1 results indicating strong performance. PGR's frequent monthly reporting provides transparency. Q1 earnings missed by $0.35 due to $212 million in securities losses, but revenue surged 17% with strong premium growth. Investments in technology and AI have increased expenses, but improved loss performance and a strong combined ratio suggest future profitability and operational efficiency.
Progressive's first-quarter 2025 results reflect a year-over-year improvement in premiums.
The headline numbers for Progressive (PGR) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Progressive (PGR) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.65 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.72 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.73 per share a year ago.