Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.
While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
Growth investors build their portfolios around companies that are financially strong and have a bright future, and the Growth Style Score helps take projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow into account to uncover stocks that will see long-term, sustainable growth.
Based in Mayfield Village, OH, The Progressive Corporation is one of the major auto insurers in the country. Founded in 1965, Progressive is a leading independent agency writer of private passenger auto coverage, and the market share leader for the motorcycle products since 1998. Progressive operates through three business segments.
PGR boasts a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 8.1% year-over-year for 2025, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 16.4%.
11 analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $1.17 to $15.19 per share for 2025. PGR boasts an average earnings surprise of 18.5%.
Progressive is also cash rich. The company has generated cash flow growth of 14.8%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 115.9% in 2025.
PGR should be on investors' short lists because of its impressive growth fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Growth and VGM Style Scores.
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