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In the latest session, Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (NYSE: HIG) closed at $122.98 up 0.26% from its previous closing price of $122.66. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.64 million shares were traded. HIG stock price reached its highest trading level at $123.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.38.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The)’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.27.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 17 ’25 when Swift Christopher sold 98,061 shares for $120.39 per share. The transaction valued at 11,805,503 led to the insider holds 211,082 shares of the business.
Swift Christopher bought 98,061 shares of HIG for $11,805,512 on Mar 17 ’25. On Mar 11 ’25, another insider, Paiano Robert W, who serves as the EVP & Chief Risk Officer of the company, sold 13,138 shares for $117.20 each. As a result, the insider received 1,539,714 and left with 31,678 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 35096895488 and an Enterprise Value of 35690893312. As of this moment, Hartford’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.344 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.256.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HIG is 0.69, which has changed by 0.19992197 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HIG has reached a high of $124.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $94.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.35%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HIG has traded an average of 1.71M shares per day and 1811440 over the past ten days. A total of 287.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 284.26M. Insiders hold about 0.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.13% stake in the company. Shares short for HIG as of 1741910400 were 4117817 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1739491200 on 4434435. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4117817 and a Short% of Float of 1.68.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HIG is 1.98, from 1.93 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01573455The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.25. The current Payout Ratio is 18.65% for HIG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-07-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
