HIG vs. AIG, L, AFG, AIZ, KMPR, GNW, HMN, CB, TRV, and ALL
Should you be buying The Hartford Financial Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Hartford Financial Services Group include American International Group (AIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), Kemper (KMPR), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Chubb (CB), Travelers Companies (TRV), and Allstate (ALL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
The Hartford Financial Services Group vs. Its Competitors
American International Group (NYSE:AIG) and The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
The Hartford Financial Services Group has a net margin of 11.72% compared to American International Group's net margin of -4.25%. The Hartford Financial Services Group's return on equity of 19.55% beat American International Group's return on equity.
American International Group received 210 more outperform votes than The Hartford Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.24% of users gave The Hartford Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 64.46% of users gave American International Group an outperform vote.
American International Group has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hartford Financial Services Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Hartford Financial Services Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American International Group. American International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hartford Financial Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American International Group had 7 more articles in the media than The Hartford Financial Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for American International Group and 8 mentions for The Hartford Financial Services Group. The Hartford Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat American International Group's score of 1.19 indicating that The Hartford Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
90.6% of American International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of American International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
American International Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. American International Group pays out -67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays out 20.7% 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 Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. American International Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
American International Group currently has a consensus target price of $88.12, suggesting a potential upside of 4.52%. The Hartford Financial Services Group has a consensus target price of $129.71, suggesting a potential upside of 4.35%. Given American International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe American International Group is more favorable than The Hartford Financial Services Group.
Summary
The Hartford Financial Services Group beats American International Group on 12 of the 21 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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This page (NYSE:HIG) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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