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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share on Thursday, April 2nd. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from Hartford Financial Services Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Dividend History.

Hartford Financial Services Group announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, February 4th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 5.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) announced its earnings results on Monday, February, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.11. The insurance provider earned $5.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.23 billion. Hartford Financial Services Group's revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Earnings History.

Hartford Financial Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Hartford Financial Services Group.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Hartford Financial Services Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $61.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Hartford Financial Services Group's share price to reach $66.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.0% 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.

Headlines about HIG stock have been trending extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hartford Financial Services Group earned a media sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Hartford Financial Services Group.

Hartford Financial Services Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,640,000 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the January 15th total of 3,330,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,860,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the 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 National Insurance (ANAT), American Financial Group (AFG), American International Group (AIG), Assurant (AIZ), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Kemper (KMPR) and Loews (L).

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), Walt Disney (DIS), Bank of America (BAC), Home Depot (HD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC).

Hartford Financial Services Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.93%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.02%), FMR LLC (1.97%), LSV Asset Management (1.53%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (1.20%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.08%). 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 FMR LLC, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., PGGM Investments and AJO LP. 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 AQR Capital Management LLC, Hexavest Inc., Scout Investments Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Martingale Asset Management L P, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Clark Capital Management Group Inc. and M&G Investment Management Ltd.. 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 $59.10.