NASDAQ:HALL - Hallmark Financial Services Stock Price, Price Target & More

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$10.02 -0.02 (-0.20 %)

(As of 06/17/2018 04:00 PM ET)

Previous Close$10.02

Today's Range$9.98 - $10.11

52-Week Range$8.62 - $11.83

Volume28,993 shs

Average Volume20,969 shs

Market Capitalization$181.40 million

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta0.87

About Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL)

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, underwrites, markets, distributes, and services property/casualty insurance products to businesses and individuals in the United States. The company operates in the Specialty Commercial, Standard Commercial, and Personal segments. The Specialty Commercial segment markets, underwrites, finances, and services commercial lines of insurance products, including commercial automobile, general liability, commercial property, commercial excess liability, and commercial umbrella insurance products. This segment also offers general aviation property/casualty insurance, such as aircraft insurance, airport liability insurance, and satellite launch and in-orbit coverage insurance products, as well as provides medical professional liability insurance products. The Standard Commercial segment offers standard commercial lines of insurance products primarily in the non-urban areas of Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington, Utah, Wyoming, Arkansas, Hawaii, and Missouri. Its products include commercial automobile, general liability, umbrella, commercial property, commercial multi-peril, business owner's, and occupational accident insurance products. The Personal segment provides personal automobile and renters insurance products. The company markets its insurance products through independent general agents, retail agents, and specialty brokers. Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry Insurance carriers, not elsewhere classified

Sub-IndustryProperty & Casualty Insurance

SectorFinance

SymbolNASDAQ:HALL

CUSIP40624Q20

Webwww.hallmarkgrp.com

Phone817-348-1600

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.34

Current Ratio0.43

Quick Ratio0.43

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E RatioN/A

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$385.52 million

Price / Sales0.47

Cash FlowN/A

Price / CashN/A

Book Value$13.83 per share

Price / Book0.72

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.37)

Net Income$-11,550,000.00

Net Margins-3.90%

Return on Equity-2.45%

Return on Assets-0.51%

Miscellaneous

Employees418

Outstanding Shares18,100,000

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hallmark Financial Services' stock symbol?

Hallmark Financial Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HALL."

How were Hallmark Financial Services' earnings last quarter?

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALL) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The insurance provider reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.05. The insurance provider earned $97.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $97.08 million. Hallmark Financial Services had a negative net margin of 3.90% and a negative return on equity of 2.45%. View Hallmark Financial Services' Earnings History.

When is Hallmark Financial Services' next earnings date?

Hallmark Financial Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August, 6th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Hallmark Financial Services.

Who are some of Hallmark Financial Services' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Hallmark Financial Services include Investment Technology Group (ITG), Sterling Bancorp (SBT), Maiden (MHLD), John Hancock Financial Opprts Fund (BTO), Primary Health Properties (PHP), Camden National (CAC), First National Bank Alaska (FBAK), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE), Nexgen Energy (NXE), Folkestone Education Trust (FET), Victory Capital (VCTR), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Luther Burbank (LBC), Heritage Commerce (HTBK) and Pzena Investment Management (PZN).

Who are Hallmark Financial Services' key executives?

Hallmark Financial Services' management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Mark Edward Schwarz, Exec. Chairman (Age 58)
Mr. Naveen Anand, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres (Age 51)
Mr. Jeffrey R. Passmore, Principal Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Sr. VP and Sec. (Age 50)
Mr. Tarek N. Timol, Chief Information Officer & Sr. VP
Ms. Kimberly Davis, VP of Legal

Has Hallmark Financial Services been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about HALL stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hallmark Financial Services earned a daily sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider an impact score of 45.80 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Who are Hallmark Financial Services' major shareholders?

Hallmark Financial Services' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Cove Street Capital LLC (9.34%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.51%), BlackRock Inc. (4.56%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (3.14%), Boston Partners (2.58%) and Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. (1.93%). Company insiders that own Hallmark Financial Services stock include Jeffrey R Passmore and Naveen Anand. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hallmark Financial Services.

Which major investors are selling Hallmark Financial Services stock?

HALL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hodges Capital Management Inc., Cove Street Capital LLC, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hallmark Financial Services.

Which major investors are buying Hallmark Financial Services stock?

HALL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ZPR Investment Management, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Boston Partners. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hallmark Financial Services.

How do I buy shares of Hallmark Financial Services?

Shares of HALL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Hallmark Financial Services' stock price today?

One share of HALL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.02.

How big of a company is Hallmark Financial Services?

Hallmark Financial Services has a market capitalization of $181.40 million and generates $385.52 million in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $-11,550,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.37) on an earnings per share basis. Hallmark Financial Services employs 418 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Hallmark Financial Services?

Hallmark Financial Services' mailing address is 777 MAIN STREET SUITE 1000, FORT WORTH TX, 76102. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 817-348-1600 or via email at [email protected]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Hallmark Financial Services (HALL)

Community Ranking:		1.9 out of 5 ()
Outperform Votes:		96 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		151 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		247

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Hallmark Financial Services and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe HALL will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe HALL will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

1 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Hallmark Financial Services in the last 12 months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Hold	Hold	Hold	N/A
Consensus Rating Score:	2.00	2.00	2.00	N/A
Ratings Breakdown:	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 0 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 0 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 0 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 0 Hold Rating(s) 0 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Price Target Upside:	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL)

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price	Details
5/9/2018	Boenning Scattergood	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Medium

(Data available from 6/17/2016 forward)

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Earnings by Quarter for Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL)

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) Earnings Estimates

2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.50
2019 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.95

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2018	1	$0.13	$0.13	$0.13
Q2 2018	1	$0.14	$0.14	$0.14
Q3 2018	1	$0.19	$0.19	$0.19
Q4 2018	1	$0.04	$0.04	$0.04
Q1 2019	1	$0.23	$0.23	$0.23
Q2 2019	1	$0.28	$0.28	$0.28
Q3 2019	1	$0.34	$0.34	$0.34
Q4 2019	1	$0.10	$0.10	$0.10

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ HALL) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
8/6/2018		$0.20					N/A
5/8/2018	Q1	$0.19	$0.24	$97.08 million	$97.14 million	View	N/A
3/12/2018	Q4 2017	$0.17	($0.52)	$97.87 million	$97.29 million	View	N/A
11/8/2017	Q3 2017	$0.01	($0.09)	$97.87 million	$94.72 million	View	N/A
8/7/2017	Q2 2017	$0.26	$0.01		$96.02 million	View	N/A
5/9/2017	Q1 2017	$0.25	$0.21		$93.84 million	View	N/A
3/9/2017	Q4 2016	$0.22	($0.20)		$95.02 million	View	N/A
11/7/2016	Q3 2016	$0.32	$0.27	$93.45 million	$95.48 million	View	N/A
8/8/2016	Q2 2016	$0.20	$0.14	$92.33 million	$91.88 million	View	N/A
5/5/2016	Q1	$0.28	$0.21	$93.04 million	$88.24 million	View	N/A
3/10/2016	Q4	$0.24	$0.18	$94.08 million	$89.45 million	View	N/A
11/5/2015	Q3	$0.19	$0.35	$93.75 million	$92.34 million	View	N/A
8/7/2015	Q2	$0.13	$0.33	$92.95 million	$92.39 million	View	N/A
5/7/2015	Q1 2015	$0.25	$0.28	$87.28 million	$89.57 million	View	N/A
3/12/2015	Q414	$0.15	$0.19	$83.43 million	$86.70 million	View	N/A
11/7/2014	Q3 2014		$0.18	$88.14 million	$80.06 million	View	N/A
8/7/2014	Q2 2014	($0.13)	$0.09	$89.18 million	$81.03 million	View	N/A
5/8/2014	Q114	$0.05	$0.23	$91.62 million	$85.82 million	View	N/A
3/12/2014		$0.13	$0.18	$99.65 million	$86.77 million	View	N/A
11/7/2013	Q3 2013	$0.05	$0.09	$94.91 million	$100.42 million	View	N/A
8/8/2013	Q2 2013	($0.06)	($0.16)	$91.38 million	$96.12 million	View	N/A
5/8/2013	Q1 2013	$0.05	$0.09	$88.18 million	$90.12 million	View	N/A
3/14/2013	Q4 2012	$0.11	$0.09			View	N/A
11/7/2012	Q3 2012	$0.07	$0.18			View	N/A
8/6/2012	Q2 2012	($0.03)	($0.10)			View	N/A
5/8/2012	Q1 2012	($0.01)	$0.01			View	N/A
3/14/2012	Q4 2011	($0.10)	$0.02			View	N/A
11/8/2011	Q3 2011	($0.08)	$0.01			View	N/A
5/10/2011	Q1 2011	$0.04	($0.56)			View	N/A
3/14/2011	Q4 2010	$0.19	$0.02			View	N/A
11/10/2010	Q3 2010	$0.20	$0.05			View	N/A
8/16/2010	Q2 2010	$0.22	($0.02)			View	N/A
5/13/2010	Q1 2010	$0.21	$0.31			View	N/A
3/24/2010	Q4 2009	$0.22	$0.46			View	N/A
11/12/2009	Q3 2009	$0.26	$0.20			View	N/A
8/13/2009	Q2 2009	$0.30	$0.20			View	N/A
5/15/2009	Q1 2009	$0.31	$0.33			View	N/A
3/26/2009	Q4 2008	$0.31	$0.32			View	N/A
11/12/2008	Q3 2008	$0.30	$0.03			View	N/A
8/11/2008	Q2 2008	$0.35	$0.34			View	N/A
5/15/2008	Q1 2008	$0.32	$0.34			View	N/A
3/17/2008	Q4 2007	$0.31	$0.34			View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ HALL) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 29.30%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 68.52%

Insider Trading History for Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL)

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ HALL) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/16/2018	Jeffrey R Passmore	Insider	Sell	18,498	$9.94	$183,870.12	25,498
3/14/2018	Naveen Anand	CEO	Buy	10,600	$9.34	$99,004.00	70,900
6/2/2016	Naveen Anand	CEO	Buy	10,300	$9.84	$101,352.00	60,300
12/3/2015	Kevin Kasitz	EVP	Sell	5,000	$12.70	$63,500.00	43,093
4/8/2015	Jeffrey R Passmore	CAO	Sell	6,333	$10.74	$68,016.42
9/15/2014	Naveen Anand	CEO	Buy	15,391	$9.80	$150,831.80
9/11/2014	Naveen Anand	CEO	Buy	34,609	$9.49	$328,439.41
4/21/2014	Mark Schwarz	major shareholder	Buy	38,400	$8.10	$311,040.00
12/23/2013	Mark Morrison	CEO	Buy	2,500	$8.80	$22,000.00	82,500
9/17/2013	Mark E Schwarz	Director	Buy	25,000	$8.80	$220,000.00
9/16/2013	Mark E Schwarz	Director	Buy	5,308	$8.67	$46,020.36
9/12/2013	Mark E Schwarz	Director	Buy	15,155	$8.44	$127,908.20

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ HALL) News Headlines

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Date	Headline
	Zacks: Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - June 15 at 10:13 AM
	Hallmark Of An Economic Ponzi Scheme seekingalpha.com - June 5 at 3:56 PM
	Zacks: Analysts Expect Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $99.41 Million www.americanbankingnews.com - June 4 at 3:56 AM
	Analysts Expect Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Will Post Earnings of $0.20 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - June 2 at 11:47 AM
	Zacks: Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - May 31 at 1:34 AM
	$99.41 Million in Sales Expected for Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - May 18 at 4:17 AM
	Insider Selling: Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Insider Sells 18,498 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 17 at 10:15 AM
	$0.20 Earnings Per Share Expected for Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 1:00 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research to "Buy" www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 12:11 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - May 14 at 1:33 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Forecasted to Post Q2 2018 Earnings of $0.14 Per Share (HALL) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 14 at 2:20 AM
	Boenning Scattergood Weighs in on Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.'s Q1 2019 Earnings (HALL) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 11 at 11:02 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.05 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - May 10 at 5:11 PM
	Hallmark Financial (HALL) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Top, Up Y/Y finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 10:25 AM
	Boenning Scattergood Reaffirms "Hold" Rating for Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 9 at 5:12 PM
	LendUp Bolsters Leadership Team Across Finance, Engineering, Credit Card Product, InfoSec, And Legal, And Improves Diversity www.prnewswire.com - May 9 at 3:58 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services beats by $0.05, misses on revenue seekingalpha.com - May 9 at 10:08 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2018 Earnings Results finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 10:08 AM
	Hallmark Financial: 1Q Earnings Snapshot finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 10:08 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Monday www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 8:12 PM
	$97.08 Million in Sales Expected for Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - April 30 at 2:08 AM
	Analysts Expect Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) to Announce $0.19 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - April 29 at 5:40 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Expected to Announce Earnings of $0.19 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 9:12 PM
	Brokerages Expect Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) to Announce $0.19 Earnings Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 9:15 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $97.08 Million www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 1:04 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Upgraded by ValuEngine to "Hold" www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 10:18 PM
	Ultimus Fund Solutions Acquires Private Fund Servicing Business www.bizjournals.com - April 12 at 11:07 AM
	Bronzechain: New hallmark for bronze with blockchain technology unveiled www.prnewswire.com - April 12 at 11:07 AM
	Zacks: Analysts Anticipate Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Will Announce Earnings of $0.19 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - April 11 at 11:16 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Upgraded at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - March 31 at 11:08 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Coverage Initiated at Boenning Scattergood www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 11:52 PM
	Zacks Investment Research Downgrades Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) to Sell www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 8:30 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $97.33 Million www.americanbankingnews.com - March 28 at 12:28 PM
	Zacks Investment Research Upgrades Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) to Hold www.americanbankingnews.com - March 26 at 5:58 PM
	Brokerages Anticipate Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Will Post Earnings of $0.19 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - March 26 at 1:16 AM
	Zacks Investment Research Upgrades Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) to "Buy" www.americanbankingnews.com - March 18 at 8:48 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Earns "Hold" Rating from Boenning Scattergood www.americanbankingnews.com - March 18 at 10:24 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Stock Rating Lowered by ValuEngine www.americanbankingnews.com - March 17 at 12:40 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) CEO Naveen Anand Purchases 10,600 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - March 15 at 4:14 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Downgraded to "Hold" at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - March 14 at 10:50 PM
	Analysts Anticipate Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) to Post $0.19 Earnings Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - March 14 at 9:28 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. To Present at the CFANY 22nd Annual Insurance Industry Conference finance.yahoo.com - March 14 at 11:30 AM
	Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Forecasted to Post Q1 2018 Earnings of $0.13 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - March 14 at 8:24 AM
	Hallmark Financial (HALL) Incurs Q4 Loss, Revenues Rise Y/Y www.zacks.com - March 13 at 10:45 AM
	Does Hallmark Financial Services Inc’s (NASDAQ:HALL) -133.64% Earnings Drop Reflect A Longer Term Trend? finance.yahoo.com - March 12 at 9:42 AM
	$97.87 Million in Sales Expected for Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - March 10 at 2:40 AM
	Zacks: Brokerages Expect Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Will Post Earnings of $0.17 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - March 8 at 5:29 PM
	Cove Street Capital LLC Sells 83,805 Shares of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 5 at 2:54 PM
	Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday www.americanbankingnews.com - February 28 at 1:40 AM
	Zacks: Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (HALL) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - February 23 at 5:32 PM

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