Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE: HIG) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.66x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for HIG is 0.93. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HIG is 288.92M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.97% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HIG on November 15, 2024 was 1.45M shares.
3 Tiny Stocks Primed to Explode
The world's greatest investor — Warren Buffett — has a simple formula for making big money in the markets. He buys up valuable assets when they are very cheap. For stock market investors that means buying up cheap small cap stocks like these with huge upside potential.
We've set up an alert service to help smart investors take full advantage of the small cap stocks primed for big returns.
Click here for full details and to join for free
Sponsored
HIG) stock’s latest price update
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE: HIG)’s stock price has decreased by -1.03 compared to its previous closing price of 117.64. However, the company has seen a 1.08% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-10-30 that The Hartford Financial gets its buy rating from January reaffirmed. This established firm has a diversified business model including growth indicators in insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds. With a strong profit margin vs peers, and stable costs, its earnings should continue to be positive and sustain steady dividends.
HIG’s Market Performance
HIG’s stock has risen by 1.08% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -2.67% and a quarterly rise of 5.40%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.26% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.43% for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.54% for HIG stock, with a simple moving average of 10.82% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HIG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HIG stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for HIG by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HIG in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $121 based on the research report published on October 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HIG reach a price target of $130. The rating they have provided for HIG stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to HIG, setting the target price at $114 in the report published on June 28th of the current year.
HIG Trading at -0.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HIG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.43%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.26%, as shares sank -4.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HIG rose by +1.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $115.81. In addition, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc saw 44.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HIG starting from Bennett Jonathan R, who proposed sale 25,619 shares at the price of $118.00 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, Bennett Jonathan R now owns shares of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc, valued at $3,023,042 using the latest closing price.
Soni Deepa, the Executive Vice President of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc, sale 20,161 shares at $110.96 during a trade that took place back on Nov 05 ’24, which means that Soni Deepa is holding 27,365 shares at $2,237,089 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HIG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.85 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 19.74, with 4.27 for asset returns.
Based on Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 19.9.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.46. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.33.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
