NYSE:HIG - Hartford Financial Services Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Hartford Financial Services Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.29%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 31st. This is a positive change from Hartford Financial Services Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Dividend History.

Hartford Financial Services Group announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, July 11th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $775,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 26th. The insurance provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.20. The insurance provider had revenue of $4.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.62 billion. Hartford Financial Services Group had a positive return on equity of 8.93% and a negative net margin of 15.59%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Earnings History.

Hartford Financial Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Hartford Financial Services Group.

10 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Hartford Financial Services Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Hartford Financial Services Group's share price to reach $60.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Hartford Financial Services Group.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hartford Financial Services Group in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Hartford Financial Services Group include Chubb (CB), American International Group (AIG), Progressive (PGR), Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR common stock (TKOMY), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Ms&Ad Insurance Group (MSADY), Markel (MKL), Loews (L), Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Subordinate Voting Shares (FRFHF), XL Group (XL), Cna Financial (CNA), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF) and American Financial Group (AFG).

Media stories about HIG stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hartford Financial Services Group earned a media sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 44.90 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Hartford Financial Services Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (0.12%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (0.10%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.07%), Foundry Partners LLC (0.05%), Benin Management CORP (0.05%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.04%). Company insiders that own Hartford Financial Services Group stock include Beth Ann Bombara, Brion S Johnson, David C Robinson, H Patrick Swygert, Scott R Lewis and Teresa Wynn Roseborough. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hartford Financial Services Group.

HIG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hartford Investment Management Co., Fox Run Management L.L.C., LS Investment Advisors LLC, Creative Planning and Boston Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Hartford Financial Services Group company stock in the last year include Beth Ann Bombara, Brion S Johnson, David C Robinson and Scott R Lewis. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hartford Financial Services Group.

HIG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC and Cohen Klingenstein LLC. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HIG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.34.

Hartford Financial Services Group has a market capitalization of $18.75 billion and generates $16.97 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $-3,131,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $2.74 on an earnings per share basis. Hartford Financial Services Group employs 16,400 workers across the globe.

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]