Hartford Financial (HIG) Tops Q4 EPS by 11c

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The Hartford Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2019 Financial Results; Also Provides 2020 Outlook For Selected Business Metrics And Increases Quarterly Dividend By 8%

February 3, 2020 4:15 PM EST

Fourth quarter 2019 net income available to common stockholders of $543 million ($1.49 per diluted share) increased 186% over fourth quarter 2018, and core earnings* of $522 million (core earnings per diluted share* of $1.43) rose 84% from fourth quarter 2018 Full year 2019 net income available to common stockholders totaled $2,064 million ($5.66 per diluted share) and was up 15% over 2018. Full year 2019 core earnings of $2,062 million (core earnings per diluted share of $5.65) grew 31% from $1,575 million ($4.33 per diluted share) in 2018 Net income ROE for the trailing 12-month period ended Dec. 31, 2019, was 14.4% and core earnings ROE* for the same period was 13.6% Book value per diluted share... More