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After finishing at $129.33 in the prior trading day, Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (NYSE: HIG) closed at $126.87, down -1.90%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.17 million shares were traded. HIG stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.9322.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HIG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Barclays on January 06, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $135 from $130 previously.
On October 04, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $113 to $121.
On September 05, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $130.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on September 05, 2024, with a $130 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 15 ’25 when TOOKER ADIN M sold 21,903 shares for $128.61 per share. The transaction valued at 2,816,979 led to the insider holds 31,721 shares of the business.
Swift Christopher sold 98,160 shares of HIG for $12,843,513 on May 16 ’25. The Chairman and CEO now owns 211,082 shares after completing the transaction at $130.84 per share. On May 15 ’25, another insider, Paiano Robert W, who serves as the EVP & Chief Risk Officer of the company, sold 9,098 shares for $128.04 each. As a result, the insider received 1,164,898 and left with 22,580 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HIG now has a Market Capitalization of 36743073792 and an Enterprise Value of 37240143872. As of this moment, Hartford’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.382 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.965.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HIG is 0.71, which has changed by 0.27597308 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HIG has reached a high of $132.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $98.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.07%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.67M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1711870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 285.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 283.02M. Insiders hold about 0.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.69% stake in the company. Shares short for HIG as of 1747267200 were 3493765 with a Short Ratio of 2.10, compared to 1744675200 on 3142041. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3493765 and a Short% of Float of 1.63.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HIG’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.98, compared to 2.03 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015303756The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.16. The current Payout Ratio is 18.65% for HIG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1748822400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-07-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
