** Progressive Corp's PGR.N shares rise 1.1% to $267.97 after Bank of America analysts upgraded the property and casualty insurer to "buy" from "neutral"
** Earlier this month, BofA downgraded PGR to "neutral" from "buy" and cut its PT to $287 from $300
** But BofA says in the intervening 15 trading days (an uncommonly short time to reverse a recommendation change), PGR shares fell 8%, underperforming the S&P 500 by more than 1,000bps
** "Further, on April 16, Progressive announced March 2025 results, adding a net 572,000 new personal auto customers-the "growthiest" month in its history on a nominal basis and the best March in its history on a percentage basis (since at least 2002)," said BofA analysts led by Joshua Shankar in an investor note
** BofA has now raised its PT to $312 from $297
** Among 22 analysts that PGR, avg rating is "BUY" and median PT is $301
** PGR is up ~12% YTD while S&P 500 financial index .SPSY is flat in the same period
(Reporting by Chibuike Oguh in New York)
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