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HIGThe Hartford Insurance Group, IHold6.6·$129.59-1.93%
HIG · Why this verdict

Why The Hartford Insurance Group, I (HIG) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score6.6/10
ConfidenceHIGH
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

8.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E9.1
P/S9.5
EV/EBITDA7.9
Fwd P/E9.4
PEG10.0
Analyst target5.0
  • Forward P/E: 9.3x
  • PEG: 0.22
  • Attractively valued

Quality

6.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE7.6
ROA2.6
Gross margin3.6
Op margin6.1
Net margin7.1
Current ratio6.4
FCF quality9.6
Moat7.6
Piotroski F10.0
  • Excellent cash conversion: 138% FCF/NI
  • Wide economic moat
  • Compounder quality: strong returns + growth
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 9/9

Growth

7.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth4.0
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

3.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.5
MACD1.4
OBV10.0
MA position2.2
Volume0.0
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+1.0%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

6.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment5.4
Analyst rating7.5
Price target7.1

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Insider selling (low materiality) — $6,819,518 (0.019% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

6.4/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank6.1
quality rank6.3
growth rank8.3
  • Superior ROE vs peers
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

6.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger6.5
support resistance6.5
52w position8.1
gap6.0

Risk (lower is worse)

8.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest10.0
days to cover10.0
volatility7.0
put call9.3
implied vol6.1
max pain risk7.0
beta10.0
debt equity9.1

Catalyst

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history6.7
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg8.9
dividend safety5.2
news activity8.0
  • Strong earnings: 3B/1M
  • Dividend: 182.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD
Passed (5)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:52d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:3.4<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:0.6<1.5@spot
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
0.63
Upside
+3.1%
Downside
5.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: INSIDER:OK. Top dim: Risk (lower is worse) at 8.6; weakest: Momentum at 3.4. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Risk (lower is worse) at 8.6, Value at 8.4, and Growth at 7.0; the weakest are Momentum at 3.4, Insider at 5.0, and Peer rank at 6.4. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 0.63 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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