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. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 plan on Monday, February 4th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 5.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) issued its earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The insurance provider reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 8.66%. Hartford Financial Services Group's revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $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 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Hartford Financial Services Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Hartford Financial Services Group's stock price to reach $65.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.3% 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.

Media headlines about HIG stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hartford Financial Services Group earned a daily sentiment score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Hartford Financial Services Group.

Hartford Financial Services Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,330,000 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the December 15th total of 3,610,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,820,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's stock 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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.56%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.23%), PGGM Investments (0.23%), Hexavest Inc. (0.18%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%) and Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.05%). 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, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Sciencast Management LP, DNB Asset Management AS, Artemis Investment Management LLP and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. 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., Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Mission Wealth Management LP, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Cerebellum GP LLC and Clear Street Markets LLC. 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 $59.90.

Hartford Financial Services Group has a market capitalization of $21.59 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]