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Horace Mann Educators vs Progressive: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Horace Mann Educators (HMN) and Progressive (PGR) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Horace Mann Educators as the less overvalued of the two: Horace Mann Educators trades at $46.54 versus a fair value of $38.88 (-16%), while Progressive trades at $203 versus $160 (-21%).
Horace Mann Educators
HMN · USD · Financials
-16%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$46.54
Fair Value$38.88
Quality47/100
Progressive
PGR · USD · Financials
-21%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$203
Fair Value$160
Quality65/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Horace Mann EducatorsProgressive
Valuation
11.7×P/E (TTM)10.3×
1.13×P/S (TTM)1.50×
1.31×P/B4.43×
9.4×EV/EBITDA9.3×
1.16×PEG35.19×
−16.5%Fair value upside−21.1%
3.0%Dividend yield0.2%
$1.41Dividend per share$0.40
Profitability
14%Operating margin16%
1.00×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.96×
12%Return on equity38%
1%Return on assets8%
Growth
3%Revenue growth (YoY)9%
6.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)20.9%
4.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)15.5%
+7.2%Value creation/yr+33.4%
Balance & size
5.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)51.2×
0.40×Debt / equity0.23×
$2BMarket cap$134B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

Progressive leads: 7 to 9 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Horace Mann Educatorsof which business quality 42 · market factors 58 Progressiveof which business quality 64 · market factors 48
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
25
61
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
64
64
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
44
81
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
1
54
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
75
37
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
94
87
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
46
36
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
39
26
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
81
81

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyHorace Mann EducatorsPrice $46.54ProgressivePrice $203
Dividend Discount-61%below the price$17.97n/a
Multiples+11%close to the price$51.80-20%below the price$163
Asset-Based-47%below the price$24.60-83%below the price$34.90
Economic Profit-21%below the price$36.61+4%close to the price$211
Minimum-61%below the price$17.97-83%below the price$34.90
Maximum+11%close to the price$51.80+4%close to the price$211
Median-34%below the price$30.61-20%below the price$163
Geometric mean-35%below the price$30.26-48%below the price$106

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Horace Mann Educators: 4 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

Progressive: 2 of 4 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Horace Mann Educators
Price $46.54
Fair Value $38.88
Bear $31.65Bull $52.74
Progressive
Price $203
Fair Value $160
Bear $120Bull $200

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Horace Mann Educators · Financials

Quality score47 · below median
Fair value upside-16% · below median

Progressive · Financials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-21% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Horace Mann Educators as the less overvalued of the two: Horace Mann Educators trades at $46.54 versus a fair value of $38.88 (-16%), while Progressive trades at $203 versus $160 (-21%).

Progressive has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.