The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) Competitors $118.19 +1.37 (+1.17%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HIG vs. AIG, L, AFG, AIZ, KMPR, GNW, HMN, CB, TRV, and ALLShould you be buying The Hartford Financial Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Hartford Financial Services Group include American International Group (AIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), Kemper (KMPR), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Chubb (CB), Travelers Companies (TRV), and Allstate (ALL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. The Hartford Financial Services Group vs. American International Group Loews American Financial Group Assurant Kemper Genworth Financial Horace Mann Educators Chubb Travelers Companies Allstate American International Group (NYSE:AIG) and The Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has better earnings and valuation, AIG or HIG? American International Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Hartford Financial Services Group. American International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hartford Financial Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican International Group$46.80B1.00$3.64B-$3.39-22.02The Hartford Financial Services Group$25.91B1.32$2.50B$9.9811.84 Is AIG or HIG more profitable? The Hartford Financial Services Group has a net margin of 11.62% compared to American International Group's net margin of -6.19%. The Hartford Financial Services Group's return on equity of 20.35% beat American International Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American International Group-6.19% 8.63% 1.15% The Hartford Financial Services Group 11.62%20.35%4.02% Which has more risk & volatility, AIG or HIG? American International Group has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hartford Financial Services Group has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AIG or HIG? American International Group presently has a consensus target price of $84.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. The Hartford Financial Services Group has a consensus target price of $120.88, indicating a potential upside of 2.28%. Given American International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American International Group is more favorable than The Hartford Financial Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American International Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53The Hartford Financial Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Is AIG or HIG a better dividend stock? American International Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. American International Group pays out -47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hartford Financial Services Group pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Hartford Financial Services Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. American International Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AIG or HIG? 90.6% of American International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of The Hartford Financial Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer AIG or HIG? In the previous week, American International Group had 4 more articles in the media than The Hartford Financial Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for American International Group and 13 mentions for The Hartford Financial Services Group. American International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat The Hartford Financial Services Group's score of 0.85 indicating that American International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American International Group 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Hartford Financial Services Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AIG or HIG? American International Group received 214 more outperform votes than The Hartford Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.20% of users gave The Hartford Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 64.69% of users gave American International Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican International GroupOutperform Votes87264.69% Underperform Votes47635.31% The Hartford Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes65866.20% Underperform Votes33633.80% SummaryAmerican International Group and The Hartford Financial Services Group tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. And today is one of those rare days… Except, today we won't be giving you insight on any one particular stock… But rather, insight on a revolutionary new stock picking indicator… In fact, within the last year, this indicator has become famous for a multitude of reasons… But one of the biggest was because of the buy signal it issued on October 18th, 2022. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HIG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Hartford Financial Services GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$34.26B$45.08B$10.57B$19.87BDividend Yield1.59%7.49%10.17%3.53%P/E Ratio11.8410.3749.3442.94Price / Sales1.322.033,455.5418.99Price / Cash11.2219.6030.5017.86Price / Book2.372.382.765.52Net Income$2.50B$3.90B$995.76M$986.45M7 Day Performance1.54%3.19%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-2.27%9.80%7.27%1.05%1 Year Performance52.86%58.79%24.63%24.67% The Hartford Financial Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIGThe Hartford Financial Services Group4.8852 of 5 stars$118.19+1.2%$120.88+2.3%+54.8%$33.87B$24.53B11.8418,700Insider TradeAIGAmerican International Group4.8421 of 5 stars$74.66-0.8%$84.80+13.6%+16.0%$46.57B$46.80B-22.0225,200Positive NewsLLoews4.4115 of 5 stars$84.49+0.4%$112.00+32.6%+25.2%$18.32B$15.90B11.2212,280Analyst DowngradeAFGAmerican Financial Group4.5802 of 5 stars$140.85+1.8%$141.25+0.3%+29.2%$11.62B$7.83B13.208,500Positive NewsAIZAssurant4.9634 of 5 stars$220.85+0.8%$225.20+2.0%+36.3%$11.24B$11.76B15.7513,600Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓Positive NewsKMPRKemper4.7559 of 5 stars$70.71+0.2%$79.00+11.7%+70.5%$4.52B$4.94B16.848,100Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastGNWGenworth Financial3.2856 of 5 stars$7.49+0.8%$7.00-6.5%+27.4%$3.17B$7.49B35.672,700Analyst DowngradeHMNHorace Mann Educators3.7192 of 5 stars$40.38-0.2%$42.67+5.7%+24.4%$1.65B$1.49B16.091,700CBChubb4.6864 of 5 stars$282.81-0.4%$287.37+1.6%+26.7%$114.00B$49.74B11.5840,000TRVTravelers Companies4.6429 of 5 stars$257.12-0.8%$247.90-3.6%+49.4%$58.86B$41.36B13.1933,300Analyst DowngradeInsider TradePositive NewsALLAllstate4.9381 of 5 stars$197.29+0.4%$214.19+8.6%+46.5%$52.24B$57.09B12.7853,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIG Competitors L Competitors AFG Competitors AIZ Competitors KMPR Competitors GNW Competitors HMN Competitors CB Competitors TRV Competitors ALL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HIG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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