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HIG vs. AIG, AIZ, CB, CNO, L, MET, MTG, ORI, PRU, and AFG

Should you be buying The Hartford Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Hartford Insurance Group include American International Group (AIG), Assurant (AIZ), Chubb (CB), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Loews (L), MetLife (MET), MGIC Investment (MTG), Old Republic International (ORI), Prudential Financial (PRU), and American Financial Group (AFG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

The Hartford Insurance Group vs. Its Competitors

American International Group (NYSE:AIG) and The Hartford Insurance Group (NYSE:HIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

The Hartford Insurance Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American International Group. The Hartford Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American International Group$27.74B1.63-$1.40B$5.2815.47
The Hartford Insurance Group$26.54B1.43$3.11B$11.0312.21

American International Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. The Hartford Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. American International Group pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hartford Insurance Group pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. American International Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and The Hartford Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

90.6% of American International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of American International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

American International Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hartford Insurance Group has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

American International Group presently has a consensus price target of $88.27, indicating a potential upside of 8.03%. The Hartford Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.45%. Given American International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American International Group is more favorable than The Hartford Insurance Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61
The Hartford Insurance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

The Hartford Insurance Group has a net margin of 11.83% compared to American International Group's net margin of 11.51%. The Hartford Insurance Group's return on equity of 19.60% beat American International Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American International Group11.51% 7.88% 2.04%
The Hartford Insurance Group 11.83%19.60%3.97%

In the previous week, The Hartford Insurance Group had 1 more articles in the media than American International Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for The Hartford Insurance Group and 18 mentions for American International Group. The Hartford Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat American International Group's score of 1.37 indicating that The Hartford Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American International Group
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The Hartford Insurance Group
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

The Hartford Insurance Group beats American International Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HIG vs. The Competition

MetricThe Hartford Insurance GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$37.87B$60.62B$12.53B$21.30B
Dividend Yield1.57%1.87%5.42%3.49%
P/E Ratio12.2116.78230.6629.44
Price / Sales1.432.7331.7864.27
Price / Cash11.5328.9919.0618.29
Price / Book2.202.442.345.30
Net Income$3.11B$4.66B$1.01B$998.51M
7 Day Performance1.86%1.81%0.11%0.12%
1 Month Performance6.73%4.62%3.71%5.75%
1 Year Performance16.12%17.07%542.65%14.88%

The Hartford Insurance Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIG
The Hartford Insurance Group
4.6446 of 5 stars
$134.70
+1.2%
$138.00
+2.5%
+14.5%$37.87B$26.54B12.2119,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AIG
American International Group
4.9521 of 5 stars
$81.37
-0.3%
$88.27
+8.5%
+6.9%$45.08B$27.74B15.4122,200Positive News
AIZ
Assurant
4.7339 of 5 stars
$215.78
-1.3%
$233.29
+8.1%
+9.1%$10.89B$11.88B15.6214,200Positive News
Insider Trade
CB
Chubb
4.7528 of 5 stars
$275.12
+0.7%
$302.00
+9.8%
-3.0%$109.69B$55.75B12.1443,000Positive News
CNO
CNO Financial Group
4.5032 of 5 stars
$39.49
+0.2%
$43.40
+9.9%
+15.1%$3.83B$4.38B14.573,500Positive News
L
Loews
2.0783 of 5 stars
$96.82
+0.3%
N/A+18.3%$20.08B$17.51B15.3913,000Positive News
MET
MetLife
4.9601 of 5 stars
$81.41
+0.8%
$95.60
+17.4%
+3.6%$54.14B$72.12B13.8045,000Trending News
MTG
MGIC Investment
3.4018 of 5 stars
$27.81
+0.5%
$26.67
-4.1%
+12.1%$6.41B$1.21B9.12680Positive News
ORI
Old Republic International
4.4601 of 5 stars
$39.97
+0.6%
$41.50
+3.8%
+12.7%$9.93B$8.23B13.699,400News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PRU
Prudential Financial
4.8179 of 5 stars
$109.78
+1.0%
$122.08
+11.2%
-11.1%$38.64B$68.05B24.3438,196Positive News
Insider Trade
AFG
American Financial Group
4.4749 of 5 stars
$135.88
-0.5%
$136.75
+0.6%
+3.1%$11.33B$8.32B14.938,700News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
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