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Shares of The Progressive Corporation ticked up 0.2% to $205.44 in Wednesday’s premarket, rebounding slightly after falling 5.3% the day before. Mizuho trimmed its price target on the U.S. insurer to $240 from $242 but maintained a Neutral rating.

Progressive ended Thursday, December 18, 2025, lower—then stayed mostly quiet after the closing bell as investors digested a fresh analyst downgrade and mixed price-target changes that landed throughout the day.

Progressive Corporation finished Wednesday’s session under pressure, even as investors sifted through fresh monthly operating data and a flurry of same-day analyst takes. The stock closed at $227.27, down 1.96% on the day, after trading in a wide range that saw shares dip to $218.83 before recovering toward the close. StockAnalysis

Progressive heads into Monday’s session with investors balancing three storylines that can move the stock quickly: the company’s newly declared $13.50 annual dividend, Florida “excess profit” credits that could total nearly $1 billion, and a busy mid-December calendar that includes Progressive’s next monthly earnings release and key U.S. macro data that can sway insurers’ valuations and investment-income expectations.

Progressive Corporation’s Chief Information Officer Steven Broz has sold $307,000 in PGR stock under a 10b5‑1 trading plan, extending a year-long insider selling trend totaling about US$24 million. Here’s what the latest Form 4 filing and Progressive’s fundamentals mean for investors watching PGR.