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
The Hartford Insurance Group (NYSE:HIG) and American International Group (NYSE:AIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
93.4% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of American International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of American International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
The Hartford Insurance Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American International Group. American International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hartford Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Hartford Insurance Group presently has a consensus price target of $132.58, indicating a potential upside of 6.31%. American International Group has a consensus price target of $88.12, indicating a potential upside of 6.71%. Given American International Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American International Group is more favorable than The Hartford Insurance Group.
In the previous week, American International Group had 11 more articles in the media than The Hartford Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for American International Group and 14 mentions for The Hartford Insurance Group. The Hartford Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat American International Group's score of 1.24 indicating that The Hartford Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Hartford Insurance Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American International Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Hartford Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American International Group pays out -67.7% 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. The Hartford Insurance Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and American International Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. American International Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
The Hartford Insurance Group has a net margin of 11.10% compared to American International Group's net margin of -7.05%. The Hartford Insurance Group's return on equity of 18.73% beat American International Group's return on equity.
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
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:HIG) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
