ACT vs AIZ vs HIG Stock Comparison

Enact Holdings, Assurant and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACT Enact Holdings, Inc.
$48.29 +2.8% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.73B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
AIZ Assurant, Inc.
$287.11 +8.4% 1M +35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.10B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$136.00 +9.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$35.82B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hartford Insurance leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hartford Insurance 6, Enact Holdings 3, Assurant 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACTAIZHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.73B $14.10B $35.82B HIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 13.3x 7.8x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 12.4x 11.1x ACT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +9.4% +9.2% AIZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% 7.9% 15.4% ACT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% -15.8% 19.3% HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 0.0x AIZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% HIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.7% +35.5% +8.7% AIZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +12.3%/yr +13.3%/yr ACT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 22.4% 20.1% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 45/100 76/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

ACTAIZHIG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACTAIZHIG
Valuation 35 #78 of 119 42 #70 of 119 75 #30 of 119
Growth 10 #104 of 115 67 #39 of 115 65 #41 of 115
Profitability 91 #11 of 113 37 #72 of 113 87 #16 of 113
Financial Health 82 #21 of 114 20 #91 of 114 69 #36 of 114
Shareholder Returns 85 #17 of 107 59 #45 of 107 84 #18 of 107
Overall 61 45 76
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIZ ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACTAIZHIGSPY
1 month +2.8%+8.4%+9.5% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%+3.7%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months +9.9%+23.4%-0.5% +7.0%
Year to date +21.8%+19.2%-1.3% +12.2%
1 year +31.7%+35.5%+8.7% +13.0%
3 years +79.9%+96.6%+93.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.6%+25.3%+24.6% +23.1%
5 years +110.0%+78.3%+86.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.0%+12.3%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years —+250.4%+213.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.4%+12.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACTAIZHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%22.4%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%23.2%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.11-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.371.590.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.9%-45.7%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-4.8%-6.7% -1.8%
52-week high $50.07$301.46$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $34.93$207.89$122.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACTAIZHIG
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.6x 13.4xmedian 10.6x 8.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x -10.6xmedian 7.6x 4.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.6x 8.6xmedian 8.6x 5.2xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.91median 0.52 0.27median 0.52 0.26median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACTAIZHIG
Revenue $1.25B $13.46B $29.87B
Gross profit $1.13B $10.51B $14.34B
Operating income $742.14M -$1.62B $5.69B
Net income $683.27M $1.06B $4.61B
Free cash flow $720.83M $1.66B $7.03B
EPS (diluted) $4.87 $21.34 $16.80
Cash & equivalents $448.45M $1.70B –
Total debt $745.23M $8.83B $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 140.32M 49.83M 273.10M
Enterprise value $4.55B $5.88B $19.33B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACTAIZHIG
P/E 9.9x 13.4x 8.0x
P/FCF 9.3x 8.6x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 7.6x 5.2x
P/S 5.3x 1.1x 1.2x
P/B 1.2x 2.3x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – -10.6x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 9.3x -8.9x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 9.6x 8.7x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 7.7x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.91 0.27 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACTAIZHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 9.4% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 8.4% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.2% 12.4% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 9.4% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.8% 22.1% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 8.2% 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.9% 48.3% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 45.5% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 53.5% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 49.3% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 56.3% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 10.9% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 70.9% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 12.2% 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACTAIZHIG
Gross margin 90.1% 78.1% 48.0%
EBITDA margin – -10.0% 29.5%
Operating margin 59.2% -12.0% 19.0%
Pretax margin 69.1% 9.9% 18.4%
Net margin 54.5% 7.9% 15.4%
FCF margin 57.5% 12.3% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 13.9% 23.4%
Return on equity 12.7% 17.8% 24.8%
Return on assets 9.8% 3.0% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 9.6% -15.8% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACTAIZHIG
Debt / assets 10.7% 6.1% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.3x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 22.4% 83.1% 78.3%
Equity / assets 77.6% 16.9% 21.7%
Interest coverage 14.8x -14.3x 28.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACTAIZHIG
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.2% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 6.3% 2.7% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 3.9% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.6% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.7% 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.9% 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 7.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACTAIZHIG
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $23.08FY2026 $12.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% -2.2% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% +14.0% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACTAIZHIG
Held by institutions 21.4% 98.2% 92.5%
Institutions holding 248 611 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.9% +3.3% +0.9%
Institutions buying 144 323 530
Institutions selling 72 198 457
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.63 1.16

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACTAIZHIG
ACT 1.00 0.20 0.52
AIZ 0.20 1.00 0.52
HIG 0.52 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACT, AIZ and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.73B, Assurant (AIZ) $14.10B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $35.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACT, AIZ and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.8x, Assurant (AIZ) 13.3x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enact Holdings (ACT) is cheapest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x, Assurant (AIZ) 12.4x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Assurant (AIZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enact Holdings (ACT) +2.5%, Assurant (AIZ) +9.4%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enact Holdings (ACT) has the highest net margin (Enact Holdings (ACT) 54.5%, Assurant (AIZ) 7.9%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.6%, Assurant (AIZ) -15.8%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Assurant (AIZ) returned the most: Enact Holdings (ACT) +31.7%, Assurant (AIZ) +35.5%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +8.7%. Over five years, Enact Holdings (ACT) compounded fastest (Enact Holdings (ACT) +16.0%/yr, Assurant (AIZ) +12.3%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) has the highest dividend yield: Enact Holdings (ACT) 0.00%, Assurant (AIZ) 0.01%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%. Enact Holdings (ACT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.1%, Assurant (AIZ) 22.4%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACT, AIZ and HIG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.