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, May 17th. Shareholders 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 approved a share repurchase 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 often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The insurance provider reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.20. The insurance provider earned $4.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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%. Hartford Financial Services Group's revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Hartford Financial Services Group's shares. 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 twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Hartford Financial Services Group.

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Headlines about HIG stock have been trending positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog 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 media sentiment score of 0.45 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the insurance provider an impact score of 43.64 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Hartford Financial Services Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 acquired 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]