The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend HIG or AIG?

The Hartford Insurance Group presently has a consensus price target of $132.58, suggesting a potential upside of 6.31%. American International Group has a consensus price target of $88.12, suggesting a potential upside of 6.71%. Given American International Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American International Group is more favorable than The Hartford Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Hartford Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
American International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Which has better valuation & earnings, HIG or AIG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Hartford Insurance Group	$26.76B	1.32	$3.11B	$10.03	12.43
American International Group	$27.25B	1.75	-$1.40B	-$2.66	-31.04

Is HIG or AIG more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Hartford Insurance Group	11.10%	18.73%	3.74%
American International Group	-7.05%	7.13%	1.87%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HIG or AIG?

93.4% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of American International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of American International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HIG or AIG a better dividend stock?

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.

Does the media prefer HIG or AIG?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Hartford Insurance Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American International Group	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HIG or AIG?

The Hartford Insurance Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American International Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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