NYSE:HIG - Hartford Financial Services Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Hartford Financial Services Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HIG."

Hartford Financial Services Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Dividend History.

Hartford Financial Services Group declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, February 4th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 5.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 4th. The insurance provider reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.26. The insurance provider had revenue of $5.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.22 billion. Hartford Financial Services Group had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 12.69%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.15 earnings per share. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Earnings History.

Hartford Financial Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Hartford Financial Services Group.

Hartford Financial Services Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, February 3rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

11 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Hartford Financial Services Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Hartford Financial Services Group's share price to reach $65.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Hartford Financial Services Group.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hartford Financial Services Group in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Hartford Financial Services Group.

News coverage about HIG stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hartford Financial Services Group earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Hartford Financial Services Group.

Hartford Financial Services Group saw a decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,330,000 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the December 15th total of 3,610,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,820,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's stock are short sold. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Hartford Financial Services Group include American International Group (AIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), Kemper (KMPR), American National Insurance (ANAT), Genworth Financial (GNW) and Horace Mann Educators (HMN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hartford Financial Services Group investors own include AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Bank of America (BAC), Home Depot (HD), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Cisco Systems (csco) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC).

Hartford Financial Services Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.56%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.23%), PGGM Investments (0.23%), Hexavest Inc. (0.18%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%). Company insiders that own Hartford Financial Services Group stock include Beth Ann Bombara, Beth Ann Costello, Brion S Johnson, Christopher Swift, David C Robinson, Jonathan R Bennett, Julie Richardson, Martha Gervasi, Robert B Allardice III, Robert W Paiano, Scott R Lewis, Trevor Fetter and William A Bloom. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hartford Financial Services Group.

HIG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Marathon Asset Management LLP, Benin Management CORP, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Sciencast Management LP, DNB Asset Management AS and Artemis Investment Management LLP. Company insiders that have sold Hartford Financial Services Group company stock in the last year include Beth Ann Costello, Brion S Johnson, Christopher Swift, David C Robinson, Jonathan R Bennett, Martha Gervasi, Robert B Allardice III, Robert W Paiano and William A Bloom. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hartford Financial Services Group.

HIG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Scout Investments Inc., Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Strs Ohio, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Mission Wealth Management LP, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Cerebellum GP LLC. Company insiders that have bought Hartford Financial Services Group stock in the last two years include Christopher Swift, Julie Richardson and Trevor Fetter. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hartford Financial Services Group.

Shares of HIG 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HIG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $58.98.

Hartford Financial Services Group has a market capitalization of $21.26 billion and generates $18.96 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.81 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.33 on an earnings per share basis. Hartford Financial Services Group employs 18,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Hartford Financial Services Group.

The official website for Hartford Financial Services Group is http://www.thehartford.com/.

Hartford Financial Services Group's mailing address is ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT, 06155. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 860-547-5000 or via email at [email protected]