Is Hig poor performance in the financial sector?

With a value of 37.3 billion dollars by the market, based in Connecticut, Hartford Insurance Group offers, Inc.

Companies of $ 10 billion or more are described as “large shares”. Hartford is commensurate with this category directly, with the maximum of the market exceeding this threshold, which reflects its size, impact and dominance in the insurance industry.

The stock touted its highest level ever at $ 135.17 on September 4, and is currently being traded by 2 % less than that peak. Meanwhile, the Hig has gained approximately 5 % over the past three months, slightly backward behind SPDR STCT SPDR financial revenues (XLF) by 5.5 % during the same time frame.

In the long run, Hartford’s performance remained mixed. The HIG stock has increased by 21.1 % in 2025 and 15.1 % over the past 52 weeks, greatly outperformed XLF 11.3 % in 2025, but it fails to increase 21.2 % over the past year.

HIG has been traded mostly above its 200 -day moving average over the past year, with some fluctuations, and above the moving average for 50 days since early August, confirming its upward trend.

Hartford Insurance prices increased by 2.8 % in the trading session after impressive Q2 results on July 28. The company continued to expand its presence in the market and made strategic investments to benefit from profitable opportunities. And continuing its strong momentum, Hartford recorded a strong growth in distinct groups, which led to 7.7 % growth year on revenue to about $ 7 billion, bypassing street forecasts. Moreover, its basic profits of the share increased by 36.4 % year on an annual basis to $ 3.41, exceeding 23.1 % unanimity estimates.

Despite its solid returns, Hartford left its counterpart, the increase in the rise of the WR Berkley Corporation (WRB) by 26.1 % in 2025 and 27.8 % over 52 weeks.

Hartford maintains a “moderate purchase” classification between 23 analysts covering the shares. The average target price means $ 139.15 to modest capabilities of 5 % of current price levels.

On the date of publication, Aditya Sarawi did not have positions (either directly or indirectly) in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article are only for media purposes. This article was originally published on Barchart.com