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

11 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Hartford Financial Services Group in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" HIG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in HIG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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11 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for The Hartford Financial Services Group's shares. Their HIG share price forecasts range from $72.00 to $104.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $85.08 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.2% from the stock's current price.
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The Hartford Financial Services Group's stock was trading at $75.83 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, HIG stock has decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $75.14.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023.
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The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG) released its earnings results on Friday, February, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.45. The insurance provider earned $6.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.74 billion. The Hartford Financial Services Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.15% and a net margin of 8.12%. The firm's revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.02 EPS.

The Hartford Financial Services Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.425 per share on Wednesday, January 4th. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 30th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39.
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The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.27%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 31.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HIG will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.34% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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839 employees have rated The Hartford Financial Services Group Chief Executive Officer Christopher Swift on Glassdoor.com. Christopher Swift has an approval rating of 89% among the company's employees.

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

The Hartford Financial Services Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Newport Trust Co (0.97%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.35%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.28%), Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (0.26%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.14%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Amy Stepnowski, Beth Ann Costello, Christopher Swift, David C Robinson, Douglas G Elliot, Jonathan R Bennett, Robert B Allardice III, Robert W Paiano, Scott R Lewis, Trevor Fetter, William A Bloom and William A Bloom.
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Shares of HIG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of HIG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.14.

The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) has a market capitalization of $23.90 billion and generates $22.36 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.82 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 18,100 workers across the globe.

The Hartford Financial Services Group's mailing address is ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT, 06155. The official website for the company is www.thehartford.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (860) 547-5000, via email at investorrelations@thehartford.com, or via fax at 888-322-8444.