PROG (NYSE:PRG) Updates Q2 2024 Earnings Guidance

PROG (NYSE:PRG) updated its second quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.650-0.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $550.0 million-$575.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $565.9 million. PROG also updated its FY 2024 guidance to 2.850-3.100 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of PROG in a report on Friday, March 8th. They issued an outperform rating and a $37.00 price objective on the stock. Stephens raised shares of PROG from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a report on Tuesday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, PROG currently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $39.60.

PROG Stock Performance

NYSE PRG traded up $2.91 on Wednesday, reaching $35.68. 530,372 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 395,710. PROG has a one year low of $24.72 and a one year high of $44.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a PE ratio of 12.05 and a beta of 2.08. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.63. The company has a current ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

PROG (NYSE:PRG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $577.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $568.35 million. PROG had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 28.83%. The firm’s revenue was down 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. Analysts expect that PROG will post 2.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PROG Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 13th. PROG’s payout ratio is currently 16.22%.

PROG Company Profile

PROG Holdings, Inc (NYSE:PRG) is a financial technology holding company based in Salt Lake City, Utah with three business segments: Progressive Leasing, which offers lease-to-own transactions primarily to credit-challenged consumers through e-commerce and point-of-sale retail partners, via online, mobile, and in-store solutions; Vive Financial, which provides consumers who may not qualify for traditional prime lending with a variety of second-look, revolving credit products through private label and branded credit cards; and Four Technologies, which provides consumers of all credit backgrounds Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options through four interest-free installments via its platform, Four.