Hartford Insurance (HIG)
NYSE:HIG
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Rating:78Outperform
Price Target:
$159.00
▲(13.70% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/24/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (improving profitability, conservative leverage, and robust free cash flow) and a generally positive earnings call highlighting strong ROE, investment income, and capital returns. Technicals are supportive with mild momentum, while valuation is less informative due to an unusable P/E and only a modest dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent, materially higher operating and free cash flow versus prior years supports durable capital flexibility: funds underwriting losses, reinsurance, investment, and shareholder returns. High cash conversion (F FCF ~95%–98% of net income) underpins sustainable operations and capital deployment over 2–6 months and beyond.
Negative Factors
Personal auto volume decline
A sustained decline in auto volumes driven by competitive pricing and marketing pressures risks structural erosion of Personal Insurance scale and cross-sell economics. Lower premium base can reduce operating leverage in personal lines, pressuring long-term underwriting margins and growth unless market share or pricing recovers.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent, materially higher operating and free cash flow versus prior years supports durable capital flexibility: funds underwriting losses, reinsurance, investment, and shareholder returns. High cash conversion (F FCF ~95%–98% of net income) underpins sustainable operations and capital deployment over 2–6 months and beyond.
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Hartford Insurance (HIG) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$37.46B
Dividend Yield1.55%
Average Volume (3M)1.39M
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.0
Beta (1Y)0.48
Revenue Growth6.90%
EPS Growth41.67%
CountryUS
Employees19,100
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryInsurance - Diversified
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.09
Shares Outstanding274,130,830
10 Day Avg. Volume1,266,139
30 Day Avg. Volume1,387,339
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.36
Price to Book (P/B)2.05
Price to Sales (P/S)1.38
P/FCF Ratio6.76
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.11
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.45
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.08
Enterprise Value/Ebitda7.38
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$149.86Price Target Upside7.16% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering15
EPS Forecast (FY)13.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$29.63B
Hartford Insurance Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. provides insurance and financial services to individual and business customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its Commercial Lines segment offers workers' compensation, pr...
How the Company Makes Money
Hartford makes money primarily through (1) insurance underwriting and (2) investment income on invested assets (“float”), with additional earnings from fees associated with certain policy and service activities.
1) Underwriting (premium revenue m...
Hartford Insurance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Net Income by Segment
Reveals profitability across different business units, highlighting which segments drive earnings and where there might be challenges or opportunities for growth.
Reveals profitability across different business units, highlighting which segments drive earnings and where there might be challenges or opportunities for growth.
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The FlyHartford Insurance Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized broad, consistent operational and financial strength—strong core earnings ($866M), high trailing ROE (20.3%), solid Business Insurance growth and underwriting margins, robust investment income, strong capital actions (share repurchases) and notable benefits sales momentum. Offsetting items include deteriorating auto volumes and short-term pressure in direct auto growth, elevated catastrophe and freeze losses affecting small business, a $70 million reserve increase for legacy GL exposures, some weakness in disability trends, and near-term expense and workers' compensation headwinds. On balance, the positives (profitability, disciplined underwriting, investment income, capital returns and sales execution) outweigh the noted challenges, though management remains cautious on competitive dynamics and select line pressures.Positive Updates
Strong Core Earnings and ROE
Core earnings of $866 million ($3.09 per diluted share) and trailing 12-month core earnings ROE of 20.3%, demonstrating strong profitability and shareholder returns.
Negative Updates
Personal Insurance Premium Decline and Auto Pressure
Overall Personal Insurance written premium declined 6% year-over-year driven by a 10% decrease in auto; management expects direct auto growth to remain challenged in the near term amid aggressive competitor pricing and marketing.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Core Earnings and ROE
Core earnings of $866 million ($3.09 per diluted share) and trailing 12-month core earnings ROE of 20.3%, demonstrating strong profitability and shareholder returns.
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Company Guidance
The guidance emphasized continued capital deployment and steady operating progress: management expects net investment income to increase in full‑year 2026, with overall portfolio yields generally in line with 2025 (Q1 annualized portfolio yield excl. limited partnerships 4.5% before tax; Q1 limited partnership returns 5.1% before tax) and Q1 net investment income of $739M (+$83M YoY); holding company resources were $1.8B at quarter‑end, the company repurchased 3.3M shares for $450M in Q1 (expects similar buybacks in Q2 and has $1.1B remaining authorization through 12/31/2026). On the operating side Hartford reaffirmed expense targets (Business Insurance expense ratio 31.6% in Q1 with a target below 30% by end‑2027 and a planned expense‑ratio decline in 2026 and continued improvement in 2027), reiterated disciplined pricing and growth plans (Business Insurance renewal pricing ex‑WC ~6%; small ex‑WC pricing 7.2%; GL pricing 9.7%; Global Specialty pricing 4.8%; Personal Insurance renewal pricing +6.8% auto/+11.8% home), highlighted key metrics (Q1 core earnings $866M or $3.09/sh; TTM core earnings ROE 20.3%; BI core earnings $551M; PI core earnings $141M; EB core earnings $127M; BI underlying combined ratio 89.2%; PI underlying combined ratio 85%), signaled potential ~10% property premium growth for 2026, and noted limited market risk in the investment book (direct lending/BDC ≈2% of invested assets, BDC <1%) as well as reinsurance attachment at $750M (current YTD subject losses $204M).Hartford Insurance Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
88
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 28.76B | 28.26B | 26.38B | 24.33B | 21.85B | 21.65B |
| Gross Profit | 13.52B | 13.02B | 3.97B | 3.17B | 2.05B | 2.47B |
| EBITDA | 5.64B | 5.36B | 4.21B | 3.60B | 2.89B | 3.58B |
| Net Income | 4.06B | 3.84B | 3.11B | 2.50B | 1.82B | 2.37B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 86.32B | 86.00B | 80.92B | 70.10B | 73.02B | 76.58B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.39B | 4.49B | 4.25B | 126.00M | 4.09B | 46.75B |
| Total Debt | 4.37B | 4.37B | 4.37B | 4.36B | 4.36B | 4.94B |
| Total Liabilities | 67.43B | 67.02B | 64.47B | 54.77B | 59.39B | 58.73B |
| Stockholders Equity | 18.89B | 18.98B | 16.45B | 15.33B | 13.63B | 17.84B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 5.82B | 5.75B | 5.76B | 4.00B | 3.83B | 3.96B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.98B | 5.92B | 5.91B | 4.22B | 4.01B | 4.09B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.69B | -3.76B | -3.77B | -2.43B | -1.28B | -2.41B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.29B | -2.23B | -2.08B | -1.95B | -2.71B | -1.58B |
Hartford Insurance Technical Analysis
Positive
139.84
Price Trends
137.94
Positive
136.15
Positive
131.67
Positive
Market Momentum
0.78
Negative
58.05
Neutral
60.90
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For HIG, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 139.84 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 136.44, above the 50-day MA of 137.94, and above the 200-day MA of 131.67, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.78 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 58.05 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 60.90 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for HIG.
Hartford Insurance Risk Analysis
Hartford Insurance disclosed 40 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Hartford Insurance reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Hartford Insurance Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | $37.46B | 10.99 | 22.01% | 1.55% | 6.90% | 41.67% | |
75 Outperform | $33.03B | ― | 21.07% | ― | 8.66% | ― | |
73 Outperform | $21.59B | 11.69 | 13.53% | 3.44% | -23.49% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
65 Neutral | $12.08B | 10.92 | 11.63% | 5.77% | 33.06% | 50.47% | |
62 Neutral | $39.59B | 15.62 | 7.50% | 2.02% | -19.92% | 7.41% | |
50 Neutral | $11.68B | 15.82 | -152.32% | 2.15% | -16.14% | -224.34% |
* Financial Sector Average
HIG
Hartford Insurance
136.64
16.81
14.03%
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99.63
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