The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) News Today

The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) Hits New 12-Month High After Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 222.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd raised its position in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 325.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,403 shares of the insurance provider's s

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board trimmed its holdings in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 25.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,717 shares of the insurance provid

M&G Plc purchased a new stake in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 210,766 shares of the insurance provider's sto

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 18.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 368,481 shar

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,380,000 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the June 15th total of 4,750,000 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,560,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days.

ProShare Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 6.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 72,682 shares of the insurance provi

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. increased its holdings in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 72.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,335,594 sh

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of 0.47 per share by the insurance provider on Wednesday, October 2nd. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.79%.

The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) Sets New 52-Week High at $105.23

Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 1.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 706,977 shares of the ins

Swiss National Bank lessened its stake in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 5.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 900,700 shares of the insuranc

Horizon Investment Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 26,319 shares of the insurance

Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 28,000 shares of

LSV Asset Management reduced its holdings in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 0.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,785,623 shares of the insurance provider's stock

Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on The Hartford Financial Services Group from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday.

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its holdings in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 122.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 19,659 shares of the

Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group from $109.00 to $107.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the sixteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendati

Norden Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 7,631 shares of the

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 33.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,034 shares of the in

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 10.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 178,065 shares of the insu

BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 27.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 456,799 shares of the insurance provider's stock after purcha

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. reduced its stake in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 2.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 867,477 shares

Advisor Resource Council cut its holdings in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 51.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,280 sh

State of Alaska Department of Revenue lowered its holdings in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 16.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 76,667 shar

MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH lifted its holdings in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 75.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Get Free Report) EVP Michael R. Fisher sold 4,088 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.47, for a total value of $414,809.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,818 shares in the company, valued at $1,503,582.46. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,750,000 shares, an increase of 9.4% from the May 31st total of 4,340,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,580,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's shares are short sold.

SteelPeak Wealth LLC increased its position in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 65.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 34,626 shares of the insurance provider's stock after buying an additional

Citigroup lowered The Hartford Financial Services Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $116.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Friday.

Kempner Capital Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 50.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 25,365 shares of the insurance provider's stock afte

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lifted its position in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 378.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,725 shares of the

The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) Reaches New 1-Year High at $103.86

First Financial Bank Trust Division decreased its position in The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 12.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its position in shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG - Free Report) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,754,489 shares of the ins