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Property and Casualty insurer ProAssurance Corporation PRA is set to report fourth-quarter 2024 results on Feb. 24, 2025, after the closing bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter’s earnings is currently pegged at 15 cents per share on revenues of $271.98 million.
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The fourth-quarter earnings estimate remained stable over the past 60 days. The bottom-line projection indicates a year-over-year improvement of 400%. However, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly revenues suggests a year-over-year decline of 4.6%.
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For 2024, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ProAssurance’s revenues is pegged at $1.11 billion, implying a decline of 0.5% year over year. However, the consensus mark for 2024 EPS is pegged at 80 cents, signaling massive improvement from the year-ago loss of 14 cents.
ProAssurancebeat the earnings estimates in three of the last four quarters and missed once, with the average surprise being 61.5%. This is depicted in the figure below.
ProAssurance Corporation Price and EPS Surprise
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Q4 Earnings Whispers for ProAssurance
Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for the company this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy), or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. That’s not the case here.
PRA has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
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What’s Shaping ProAssurance’s Q4 Results?
Rising investment income and decreasing expenses are likely to have aided its performance in the fourth quarter. While the Zacks Consensus Estimate for net investment income indicates 11.9% year-over-year growth, our model estimates a 12.5% increase.
The consensus mark for net loss ratio is pegged at 78.57% for the fourth quarter, down from 78.90% a year ago, indicating improving efficiency. We expect total expenses to have declined by around 7% in the quarter under review.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Workers’ Compensation Insurance unit’s operating income indicates a 46.4% improvement from a year ago. Our model estimate for the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance unit’soperating income indicates a more than 30% increase from a year ago. These are likely to have aided the company’s bottom line in the fourth quarter.