Rise in HIG’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

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Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) shares valued at $284,348 were purchased by Hunt Donald Christian on Sep 09 ’25. At $133.87 per share, Hunt Donald Christian acquired 2,124 shares.

Also, Hunt Donald Christian sold 2,124 shares, netting a total of over 284,348 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $133.87 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.

Before that, Rodden Lori A had sold 7,710 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $949,212, the Executive Vice President traded Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) shares for $123.11 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,710 shares, worth approximately $2.45 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Wolfe Research on September 16, 2025, Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) [HIG] has been a Peer perform. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of August 13, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for HIG. Earlier on January 06, 2025, Barclays upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for HIG stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.

Analyzing HIG Stock Performance

On last trading session, Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) [NYSE: HIG] rose 0.03% to $132.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $131.36, but it reached a high of $133.165 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.04%. Over the course of the year, Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) shares have jumped approximately 13.03%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $135.17 on 09/04/25 and a 52-week low of $104.93 on 01/10/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (HIG)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 131.81, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 130.67. In the upper region, resistance lies at 133.63. The next price resistance is at 134.31. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.99 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) subject to short interest?

Stocks of Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.17 million shares to 3.62 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 3.45 million shares. A jump of 4.63% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.6.

Which companies own the most shares of Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) (HIG)?

In terms of Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 143.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.98% from the previous closing price of $132.9. Analysts anticipate Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) stock to reach 150 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 137. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Hartford Insurance Group Inc.(The) stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On October 04, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $121.

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