The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

NYSE:HIG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$31.7b

Hartford Financial Services Group Valuation

Is HIG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of HIG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HIG ($109.47) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($303.92)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HIG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HIG?

Key metric: As HIG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HIG. This is calculated by dividing HIG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HIG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.5x
EarningsUS$3.01b
Market CapUS$31.73b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HIG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HIG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.6x
WRB W. R. Berkley
14.1x5.0%US$22.3b
CINF Cincinnati Financial
7.4x-38.3%US$22.6b
ACGL Arch Capital Group
6x-11.2%US$34.1b
ERIE Erie Indemnity
38.9x23.8%US$21.8b
HIG Hartford Financial Services Group
10.5x7.7%US$31.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HIG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.5x) compared to the peer average (10x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HIG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UTGN UTG
1.9xn/aUS$88.57m
AORE.F American Overseas Group
2.1xn/aUS$16.44m
CUII China United Insurance Service
0.0003xn/aUS$3.13k
No more companies available in this PE range
HIG 10.5xIndustry Avg. 13.1xNo. of Companies14PE01020304050+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HIG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.5x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (13.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HIG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HIG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.5x
Fair PE Ratio15.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HIG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst HIG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$109.47
US$129.29
+18.1%
5.8%US$144.00US$120.00n/a17
Dec ’25US$123.31
US$129.29
+4.9%
5.8%US$144.00US$120.00n/a17
Nov ’25US$110.09
US$127.12
+15.5%
7.1%US$144.00US$104.00n/a17
Oct ’25US$117.96
US$120.06
+1.8%
8.6%US$144.00US$104.00n/a18
Sep ’25US$116.10
US$118.76
+2.3%
8.2%US$144.00US$104.00n/a17
Aug ’25US$109.62
US$118.41
+8.0%
8.6%US$144.00US$101.00n/a17
Jul ’25US$99.89
US$110.94
+11.1%
9.4%US$144.00US$95.00n/a18
Jun ’25US$103.45
US$109.39
+5.7%
10.7%US$144.00US$85.50n/a19
May ’25US$97.22
US$108.97
+12.1%
10.6%US$144.00US$85.50n/a19
Apr ’25US$102.49
US$101.92
-0.6%
12.7%US$135.00US$85.00n/a19
Mar ’25US$94.45
US$100.55
+6.5%
11.9%US$135.00US$85.00n/a19
Feb ’25US$87.07
US$92.55
+6.3%
13.4%US$132.00US$77.00n/a19
Jan ’25US$80.38
US$86.81
+8.0%
8.8%US$100.00US$77.00n/a18
Dec ’24US$77.82
US$86.78
+11.5%
8.8%US$100.00US$77.00US$123.3118
Nov ’24US$73.86
US$86.44
+17.0%
8.4%US$100.00US$77.00US$110.0918
Oct ’24US$70.91
US$85.71
+20.9%
9.1%US$100.00US$75.00US$117.9617
Sep ’24US$72.43
US$85.71
+18.3%
9.1%US$100.00US$75.00US$116.1017
Aug ’24US$71.99
US$85.59
+18.9%
8.9%US$100.00US$75.00US$109.6217
Jul ’24US$72.02
US$85.71
+19.0%
10.9%US$101.00US$70.00US$99.8917
Jun ’24US$68.89
US$86.63
+25.7%
10.3%US$101.00US$70.00US$103.4516
May ’24US$71.28
US$87.59
+22.9%
10.8%US$104.00US$70.00US$97.2217
Apr ’24US$69.69
US$87.24
+25.2%
9.6%US$104.00US$70.00US$102.4917
Mar ’24US$77.54
US$87.65
+13.0%
9.7%US$104.00US$70.00US$94.4517
Feb ’24US$76.03
US$86.94
+14.4%
9.5%US$104.00US$70.00US$87.0717
Jan ’24US$75.83
US$85.44
+12.7%
9.5%US$104.00US$70.00US$80.3816
Dec ’23US$75.63
US$85.12
+12.5%
9.4%US$104.00US$70.00US$77.8217

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:11
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
John HeagertyAtlantic Equities LLP
Jay GelbBarclays