The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) reported $5.11 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.5%. EPS of $3.78 for the same period compares to $2.53 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.04 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.13, the EPS surprise was +20.77%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how The Hartford Insurance Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Business Insurance- Expense ratio: 31.1% versus 31% estimated by six analysts on average.
- Business Insurance- Underlying combined ratio: 89.4% versus 88.4% estimated by six analysts on average.
- Business Insurance- Combined ratio: 88.8% versus 91.3% estimated by six analysts on average.
- Business Insurance- Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio: 57.3% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 60.1%.
- Revenue- Earned Premium- Personal Insurance: $950 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $949.19 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.3%.
- Revenue- Property and Casualty- Net investment income: $605 million versus $448.34 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.8% change.
- Employee Benefits- Total revenues: $1.79 billion compared to the $1.81 billion average estimate based on six analysts.
- Employee Benefits- Net investment income: $136 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $127.91 million.
- Employee Benefits- Premiums and other considerations: $1.66 billion compared to the $1.67 billion average estimate based on six analysts.
- Business Insurance- Fee income: $11 million versus $11.13 million estimated by six analysts on average.
- Business Insurance- Earned premiums: $3.54 billion versus $3.52 billion estimated by six analysts on average.
- Revenue- Fee income- Personal Insurance: $8 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $8.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
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Shares of The Hartford Insurance Group have returned -6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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