Progressive Stock Plunges 11% After Q2 Miss
<p><a href='https://financialmodelingprep.com/financial-summary/PGR'>Progressive (NYSE:PGR)</a> shares dropped more than 11% intra-day today after the company reported its Q2 earnings results, with EPS of $0.57 coming in worse than the Street estimate of $0.89. Revenue was $14.72 billion, missing the Street estimate of $15.01 billion.</p>
<p>The insurance company demonstrated commendable growth in policies-in-force (PIF), but faced challenges with catastrophes and reserves. While Wall Street analysts generally regarded the results as "poor," some still perceive long-term opportunities.</p>
<p>According to JPMorgan analysts, the results were influenced by an elevated AY (accident year) loss ratio, unfavorable developments, and losses from catastrophes, which offset a better-than-expected expense ratio. On a positive note, Progressive experienced robust PIF growth in June, with personal auto policies increasing by 14%, commercial lines growing by 7%, and homeowners' policies rising by 5%.</p>

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