The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc., commonly known as The Hartford, is a financial services and insurance company headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1810, the company provides property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, and related services to businesses, individuals, and organizations primarily in the United States.

The Hartford’s commercial insurance operations offer coverage for businesses of various sizes, including commercial auto, workers’ compensation, property, general liability, and specialty insurance. Its personal lines business provides automobile and homeowners insurance, including products marketed through its relationship with AARP.

The company also provides group benefits, such as employer-sponsored disability, accident, and supplemental health insurance, as well as paid family and medical leave solutions. The Hartford serves customers through independent agents, brokers, employer relationships, and direct distribution channels. Christopher J. Swift serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $133.47 to $135.63
• 50-Day Range: $122.59 to $140.15
• 52-Week Range: $120.42 to $146.07
• Volume: 255,398 shs
• Average Volume: 1.65 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.23
• Dividend Yield: 1.97%
• Price Target: $144.69
• Consensus Rating: Hold

The Hartford Insurance Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

The Hartford Insurance Group scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 294th out of 859 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

The Hartford Insurance Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.39, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for The Hartford Insurance Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

The Hartford Insurance Group has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for The Hartford Insurance Group are expected to grow by 3.95% in the coming year, from $13.18 to $13.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of The Hartford Insurance Group is 8.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of The Hartford Insurance Group is 8.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

The Hartford Insurance Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

The Hartford Insurance Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.76% of the float of The Hartford Insurance Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

The Hartford Insurance Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in The Hartford Insurance Group has recently increased by 19.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

The Hartford Insurance Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

The Hartford Insurance Group has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of The Hartford Insurance Group is 16.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, The Hartford Insurance Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.56% next year. This indicates that The Hartford Insurance Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

The Hartford Insurance Group has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for The Hartford Insurance Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for HIG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added The Hartford Insurance Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, The Hartford Insurance Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.30% of the stock of The Hartford Insurance Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.42% of the stock of The Hartford Insurance Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/26/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HIG
• CIK: 874766
• Web: www.thehartford.com
• Phone: (860) 547-5000
• Fax: 888-322-8444
• Employees: 19,200
• Year Founded: 1810

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for The Hartford Insurance Group: $144.69
• High Price Target: $158.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.39
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.89
• P/E Growth: 2.08
• Net Income: $3.84 billion
• Net Margins: 15.85%
• Pretax Margin: 18.70%
• Return on Equity: 20.93%
• Return on Assets: 4.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 0.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $29.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.25
• Cash Flow: $15.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.72
• Book Value: $69.33 per share
• Price / Book: 1.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 267,413,000
• Free Float: 263,937,000
• Market Cap: $36.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49