Hartford Financial Services Group is a life insurance company located in Connecticut, United States, which is part of the Financial Services sector, and is traded under the ticker HIG on the NYSE exchange.
Hartford Financial Services Group stock last closed at $99.09, down 0.77% from the previous day, and has increased 43.42% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Insurance - Diversified industry by 0.19 percentage points. Hartford Financial Services Group stock is currently +47.79% from its 52-week low of $67.05, and -4.39% from its 52-week high of $103.64.
As of Apr 25, 2024, there are 295.76M HIG shares outstanding. The market value of HIG is $29.31B. In the past 24 hours, 2.01M HIG shares were traded.
You need an online brokerage account in order to access the NYSE market and buy HIG stock.
Based on our research, eToro is the best online stock brokerage. Here's why:
Get $10 towards your purchase of stock by creating an account with eToro now.
Open eToro AccountNow that you've selected the best brokerage, the next step is to fill out some personal information so you can buy HIG stock today.
Now that you've filled out your info on the best investment app, your next step is to transfer the money for your investment:
Watch the video below if you need help depositing funds into your investment account.
Once you have decided on the best place to buy Hartford Financial Services Group stock, it's crucial to analyze their stock prior to investing, so you truly comprehend the risk and upside.
WallStreetZen was created to help everyday investors perform better fundamental analysis in minutes instead of hours.
You can view all of the due diligence checks on HIG's stock page.
You can use a variety of different financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge HIG's true value.
Using relative valuations ratios:
You can do more valuation analysis on HIG's stock here.
Out of 13 Wall Street analysts who research HIG, the consensus analyst rating on Hartford Financial Services Group is a Buy
It's important to keep in mind that analyst forecasts are not recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Meyer Shields, a top 7% analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods maintains HIG with a buy rating and raises their HIG price target from $114.00 to $120.00, on Apr 10, 2024.
Jimmy Bhullar, a top 29% analyst from JP Morgan maintains HIG with a hold rating and raises their HIG price target from $91.00 to $104.00, on Apr 8, 2024.
Andrew Kligerman, a top 8% analyst from TD Cowen maintains HIG with a strong buy rating and raises their HIG price target from $135.00 to $144.00, on Apr 3, 2024.
TD Cowen's Andrew Kligerman raised their price target on Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE: HIG) by 6.7% from $135 to $144 on 2024/04/03. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Ahead of the 2024/04/26 release of Hartford Financial Services Group's Q1 2024 earnings, TD Cowen revised its estimates in light of "higher peer benchmarks as well as their modestly higher earnings estimates," Kligerman told investors.
Yahoo Finance reports that the current consensus EPS estimate for the Hartford Financial Services Group's Q1 is $2.42 which, if achieved, would represent a 44% increase over Q1 2023's $1.68.
Gregory Peters, a top 4% analyst from Raymond James reiterates HIG with a buy rating and raises their HIG price target from $100.00 to $120.00, on Apr 1, 2024.
Paul Newsome, a top 8% analyst from Piper Sandler maintains HIG with a strong buy rating and maintains their HIG price target from $115.00 to $115.00, on Apr 1, 2024.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Hartford Financial Services Group stock forecast page.
Last year, HIG earnings were $2.70B. In the last five year, HIG's earnings have increased by 11.87% per year. This was slower than the Insurance - Diversified industry average of 80.65%.
Last year, HIG revenue was $25.04B. Over the past 5 year, HIG's revenue has gone up by 5.45% per year. This was slower than the Insurance - Diversified industry average of 13.34%.
Find out more about HIG's earnings and revenue performance here.
Over the last year, executives and large shareholders at HIG have sold more shares than they have bought.
Michael R. Fisher, EVP of HIG, was the latest HIG insider to sell. They sold $1,360,819.15 worth of HIG shares on Mar 13, 2024.
Get more info about who owns HIG shares here.
Hartford Financial Services Group pays a dividend of 1.81%, compared to the Insurance - Diversified industry's average dividend yield of 2.7%. If you owned $1,000 of HIG stock, you would have received $18.06 in the past year.
Hartford Financial Services Group dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Dig into more analysis about Hartford Financial Services Group dividend yield and history here.
One of the primary reasons eToro is our favorite brokerage is because of its social trading community.
Click below to find out what other community members have to say.
You have two primary order types:
Hit the Open Trade button and your broker will place the order.
If you need more help buying stocks on eToro, watch the helpful video below:
Now that you own some shares in HIG, you'll want to keep up with your new company.
Start a watchlist to track the most important metrics related to your HIG stock.
To reiterate, here are the 6 steps you need to take to buy Hartford Financial Services Group stock right now:
If you require a brokerage account, eToro is our recommended option.
Get Started with eToro TodayIf you would like to keep an eye on your investment in Hartford Financial Services Group, create your watchlist below.