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 Wednesday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Dividend History.

Hartford Financial Services Group announced that its Board of Directors 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 repurchase up to 5.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) released its earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The insurance provider reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.26. The insurance provider earned $5.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.22 billion. Hartford Financial Services Group had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 12.69%. Hartford Financial Services Group's revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.15 EPS. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Earnings History.

Hartford Financial Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Hartford Financial Services Group.

Hartford Financial Services Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, February 3rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

11 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Hartford Financial Services Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Hartford Financial Services Group's stock price to reach $65.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.8% 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.

News articles about HIG stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hartford Financial Services Group earned a news sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Hartford Financial Services Group.

Hartford Financial Services Group saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,330,000 shares, a drop of 7.8% from the December 15th total of 3,610,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,820,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Hartford Financial Services Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Hartford Financial Services Group include American International Group (AIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), Kemper (KMPR), American National Insurance (ANAT), Genworth Financial (GNW) and Horace Mann Educators (HMN).

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

Hartford Financial Services Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.81%), Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.56%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.23%), PGGM Investments (0.23%), Hexavest Inc. (0.18%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%). 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 PGGM Investments, Marathon Asset Management LLP, California Public Employees Retirement System, Institute for Wealth Management LLC., Benin Management CORP, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Sciencast Management 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Scout Investments Inc., Clark Capital Management Group Inc., CWM LLC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Strs Ohio and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $58.09.

Hartford Financial Services Group has a market capitalization of $20.94 billion and generates $18.96 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.81 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.33 on an earnings per share basis. Hartford Financial Services Group employs 18,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Hartford Financial Services Group.

The official website for Hartford Financial Services Group is http://www.thehartford.com/.

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]