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 announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Investors of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 31st. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Dividend History.

Hartford Financial Services Group declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, July 11th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $775,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 26th. The insurance provider reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.20. The insurance provider had revenue of $4.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.62 billion. Hartford Financial Services Group had a negative net margin of 15.59% and a positive return on equity of 8.93%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business 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 Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Hartford Financial Services Group.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Hartford Financial Services Group's stock. Their predictions range from $54.00 to $65.00. On average, they anticipate Hartford Financial Services Group's share price to reach $59.3333 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Hartford Financial Services Group.

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News stories about HIG stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Hartford Financial Services Group earned a daily sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 46.61 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Hartford Financial Services Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include LSV Asset Management (1.58%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (0.12%), Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.03%), Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (0.02%), Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.02%) and Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd (0.01%). 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 LSV Asset Management, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado and Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pzena Investment Management LLC, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd, Private Capital Group LLC and United Capital Financial Advisers 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 $53.76.

Hartford Financial Services Group has a market capitalization of $19.25 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]