Harford Financial Svcs: (NYSE: HIG)

$29.69

-0.66 (-2.18%)

Volume 6,474,747

Jun 19 04:03 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		29.57 - 30.28
	
		52wk Low - High
		15.65 - 31.53
	
		Previous Close
		30.35
	
		Avg. Volume
		4,839,483
	
		Industry
		INS-MULTI LINE
	
		Market Cap
		13.84 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.40 - 1.32
	
		Beta
		3.08
	
		P/E (F1)
		9.43
	
		Current Year Est.
		3.22
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		-2.74%
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        Buy
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            9.43
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            0.99
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            3.22
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.73
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.71
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            -2.74%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-07-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            2.47
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            9.53%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Hartford Financial Services is one of the nation's largest investment and insurance companies, offers a complete line of insurance and financial service products to customers all over the world. The company is a provider of automobile and homeowners coverages; commercial property and casualty insurance; reinsurance; and a variety of life insurance, investment products, employee benefits, group retirement plans and institutional liability funding products.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.73	0.73	3.22	3.52
Number of Estimates	16	15	16	16
Low Estimate	0.62	0.54	3.11	3.35
High Estimate	0.83	0.84	3.46	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.23	0.78	2.88	3.22
EPS Growth	216.85%	-6.41%	11.76%	9.28%

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EPS Growth for HIG

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
HARTFORD FIN SV	HIG	30.35
ASSURED GUARNTY	AGO	23.18
AXA SA -SP ADR	AXAHY	21.50
EASTERN INSURNC	EIHI	18.82
ENSTAR GROUP LT	ESGR	132.44
KEMPER CORP	KMPR	33.55
OLD REP INTL	ORI	13.19
AGEAS-ADR	AGESY	38.45
AMER INTL GRP	AIG	45.14
CIGNA CORP	CI	69.66

Sector:Finance>> Industry:INS-MULTI LINE

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Cigna Shares Hit 52 week High

May 31, 2013

AIG to Inject $92.5M in China

May 23, 2013

Insurance Industry Stock Outlook - May 2013

May, 21 2013 00:00

Insurance Industry Stock Outlook - May 2013

May, 21 2013 00:00

HIG Reaches New 52-Week High

May 20, 2013

Prudential Shares Hit 52-Week High

May 17, 2013

Hartford Financial Raised to Neutral

May 17, 2013

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: J. C. Penney, Prudential Financial, Hartford Financial Services Group, General Motors and Verizon Communications

May 14, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	2.47
Sales	26,412
Net Income	13
Price/Earnings	12.29
Price/Book	0.65
Price/Cash Flow	5.97
Price/Sales	0.50

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News

Hartford Financial Services Shares Sinking Lower, Down 1.6% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 19, 2013

Insurers Caught Red-Handed in Unpaid Benefits Probe - TheMotleyFool

Jun 19, 2013

Watch for Shares of Hartford Financial Services (HIG) to Approach Support at $29.55 - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 19, 2013

Analyst Moves: HIG, MU, DLTR - Marketnewsvideo.Com

Jun 17, 2013

David Tepper`s Biggest-Winning Stocks - GuruFocus

Jun 17, 2013

Hartford Financial Services (HIG) Breaks Through Resistance at $29.79 - Financial News Network Online - Pivot Alerts

Jun 17, 2013

Hartford Financial Services Up 18.9% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (HIG) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 17, 2013

Genworth Financial is Among the Companies in the Multi-line Insurance Industry with the Best Relative Performance (GNW, AIG, AFG, HIG, AIZ) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 14, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.87
ABR (Last Week)	1.87
# of recs in ABR	15
Average Target Price	31.79
Industry Rank by ABR	7 out of 265
Rank in Industry	15 out of 25

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Day Low - High	29.57 - 30.28
52wk Low - High	15.65 - 31.53
Previous Close	30.35
Avg. Volume	4,839,483
Industry	INS-MULTI LINE
Market Cap	13.84 B
Div - Yield	0.40 - 1.32
Beta	3.08
P/E (F1)	9.43
Current Year Est.	3.22
Quarterly Earnings ESP	-2.74%

P/E (F1)	9.43
PEG Ratio	0.99
Current Year Est.	3.22
Current Quarter Estimate	0.73
Most Accurate Estimate	0.71
Earnings ESP	-2.74%
Next Earnings Report Date	08-07-2013
EPS Last Year	2.47
Expected Earnings Growth	9.53%

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Harford Financial Svcs: (NYSE: HIG)

$29.69

-0.66 (-2.18%)

Volume 6,474,747

Jun 19 04:03 PM ET

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Sector:Finance>> Industry:INS-MULTI LINE

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