Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Progressive Corp shares valued at $536,978 were sold by Murphy John Jo on Sep 19 ’25. At $242.10 per share, Murphy John Jo sold 2,218 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 43,506 shares worth approximately $10.72 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Callahan Patrick K sold 6,420 shares, netting a total of over 1,555,041 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $242.22 each, the insider now holds 15,192 shares.
Before that, Broz Steven had sold 1,345 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $325,624, the Chief Information Officer traded Progressive Corp shares for $242.10 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,345 shares, worth approximately $7.49 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on September 18, 2025, Progressive Corp [PGR] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $265. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of September 16, 2025, Wolfe Research has initiated its “Peer perform” rating for PGR. Earlier on August 13, 2025, Citigroup initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for PGR stock.
Analyzing PGR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Progressive Corp [NYSE: PGR] plunged -0.20% to $246.46. The stock’s lowest price that day was $245.0, but it reached a high of $248.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.69%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $292.99 on 03/17/25 and a 52-week low of $228.54 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Progressive Corp (PGR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 244.92, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 243.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 248.09. The next price resistance is at 249.71. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.53 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Progressive Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Progressive Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.15 million shares to 6.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 6.68 million shares. A jump of 2.16% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.67.
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In terms of Progressive Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 266 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.71% from the previous closing price of $246.95. Analysts anticipate Progressive Corp stock to reach 273 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 252. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Progressive Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 13, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $240.
