Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (NYSE: HIG) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.11 compared to its previous closing price of 112.82. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.35% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-10 that Investors need to pay close attention to Hartford Financial (HIG) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Is It Worth Investing in Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (NYSE: HIG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (NYSE: HIG) is above average at 10.91x. The 36-month beta value for HIG is also noteworthy at 0.92. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HIG is 288.53M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.41% of that float. The average trading volume of HIG on February 20, 2025 was 1.64M shares.
HIG’s Market Performance
HIG stock saw an increase of 1.35% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.90% and a quarterly increase of -3.00%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.24%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.70% for Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (HIG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.36% for HIG’s stock, with a simple moving average of 2.45% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HIG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HIG stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for HIG by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for HIG in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $135 based on the research report published on January 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HIG reach a price target of $121, previously predicting the price at $113. The rating they have provided for HIG stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 04th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to HIG, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
HIG Trading at 1.27% 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 -9.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.24%, as shares surge +0.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HIG rose by +1.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $112.53. In addition, Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) saw 3.24% 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 TOOKER ADIN M, who proposed sale 13,596 shares at the price of $112.31 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, TOOKER ADIN M now owns shares of Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The), valued at $1,526,967 using the latest closing price.
Bennett Jonathan R, the Officer of Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The), proposed sale 24,094 shares at $119.66 during a trade that took place back on Nov 21 ’24, which means that Bennett Jonathan R is holding shares at $2,883,132 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 Insurance Group Inc.(The) stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 19.58, with 4.32 for asset returns.
Based on Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (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 1.42. 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 0.29.
Conclusion
In summary, Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (HIG) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
