Hartford Financial ServicesHIG
HIG
About: The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc offers a diverse range of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual fund services to a customer base of individuals and corporations. It operates in five segments: Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Property & Casualty Other Operations, Group Benefits, and Hartford Funds, as well as a Corporate category.
Employees: 18,700
0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
263% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $73M | Put options by funds: $20.1M
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 80
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 371 | Existing positions reduced: 338
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 987 [Q3] → 985 (-2) [Q4]
0.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.75% [Q3] → 91.38% (-0.37%) [Q4]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $31.5B [Q3] → $29.1B (-$2.38B) [Q4]
75% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 1 (-3) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$125
12%
upside
Avg. target
$133
19%
upside
High target
$141
27%
upside
6 analyst ratings
4 positive
67%
2 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 62% 1-year accuracy 69 / 112 met price target | 26%upside $140 | Outperform Maintained | 5 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Scott Heleniak 73% 1-year accuracy 35 / 48 met price target | 12%upside $125 | Sector Perform Reiterated | 3 Feb 2025 |
Piper Sandler Paul Newsome 81% 1-year accuracy 39 / 48 met price target | 17%upside $130 | Overweight Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 68% 1-year accuracy 77 / 114 met price target | 13%upside $126 | Overweight Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Alex Scott 48% 1-year accuracy 37 / 77 met price target | 21%upside $135 | Overweight Upgraded | 6 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about HIG published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
The Hartford Declares Quarterly Dividends Of $0.52 Per Share Of Common Stock And $375 Per Share Of Series G Preferred Stock
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.52 per share of common stock, payable April 2 to common stock shareholders of record at the close of business on March 3. The board also declared a dividend of $375 on each of the shares of Series G preferred stock (equivalent to $0.375 per depository share), payable May 15 to Series G preferred stock shareholders of record at the close of business on May 1. About The Hartford The Hartford is a leader.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Hartford Financial (HIG) Stock?
Investors need to pay close attention to Hartford Financial (HIG) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
The Hartford Unveils Refreshed Brand With Modernized Stag Logo
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford launched its new brand, featuring a bold, contemporary look for its iconic stag logo that honors the company's rich history while demonstrating its modern, visionary spirit. “As we embrace an ambitious growth-and-innovation strategy centered on our customers and their changing needs, our brand must evolve with the business,” said The Hartford's Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift. “The new brand celebrates The Hartford's strength, built on centuries.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 31, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Susan Spivak Bernstein - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Christopher J. Swift - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Beth Costello - Chief Financial Officer Morris Tooker - President Mike Fish - Head of Group Benefits Melinda Thompson - Head of Personal Lines Conference Call Participants Andrew Kligerman - TD Securities Brian Meredith - UBS Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Bob Huang - Morgan Stanley Josh Shanker - Bank of America David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Gregory Peters - Raymond James Operator Good morning and welcome to the Hartford Financial Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results Conference Call and Webcast.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Hartford Financial Q4 Earnings Beat on P&C Earned Premiums Growth
HIG's fourth-quarter earnings benefit from rising premiums, net investment income, and well-performing Personal Lines business.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
The Hartford (HIG) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for The Hartford (HIG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
The Hartford Announces Outstanding Results For The Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2024. “The Hartford delivered an outstanding year with a core earnings ROE of 16.7 percent,” said The Hartford's Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift. “Results were driven by sustained momentum in Commercial Lines, which once again generated strong top-line growth at highly profitable margins, significant progress in Personal Lines toward restoring target pro.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Will Rising Costs Dampen Hartford Financial's Q4 Earnings Growth?
HIG's fourth-quarter results are expected to benefit from rising premiums and higher investment income, although higher expenses may have offset the positives.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Insurance Fallout Of The California Fires
Climate change and extreme weather events, particularly wildfires, are increasingly impacting the profitability of Property & Casualty insurance companies. Insurance companies are adapting by raising prices, being more selective in underwriting, or exiting high-risk markets like California due to severe losses and regulatory constraints. The recent LA wildfires are expected to be the costliest in U.S. history, significantly impacting insurers, especially Mercury General, due to its high concentration in California.
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