Why Hartford Financial Is Poised to Keep Popping
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, insurance and financial services specialist Hartford Financial Services Group has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hartford Financial and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hartford Financial facts
Headquarters (founded) | Hartford, Conn. (1810) |
Market Cap | $11.4 billion |
Industry | Multi-line insurance |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $26.4 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Liam McGee |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | 3.9% |
Cash / Debt | $36.2 billion / $7.3 billion |
Dividend Yield | 1.5% |
Competitors | AIG |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 84% of the 800 members who have rated Hartford Financial believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, rlbeard6734, succinctly summed up the Hartford Financial bull case for our community:
[O]ne half of BV, low PE, decent dividend, lots of cash on hand, good earnings prospects, working through previous year's problems well. [N]ot rated highly by analysts yet so upgrades will be coming after this quarter when YOY comparisons will be great. Not often you can buy a company that is at such a low PE for one half of its book value.
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