ACT vs TRV vs HIG Stock Comparison

Enact Holdings, Travelers Companies and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACT Enact Holdings, Inc.
$48.06 +3.5% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
1.87%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$398.31 +9.7% 1M +48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$83.09B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
1.18%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$132.05 +4.9% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$35.31B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
1.82%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hartford Insurance leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hartford Insurance 5, Travelers Companies 3, Enact Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACTTRVHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.64B $83.09B $35.31B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 10.1x 7.8x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 11.6x 10.8x ACT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +1.1% +9.2% HIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% — 15.4% ACT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 19.3% HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.87% 1.18% 1.82% ACT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% +48.7% +7.9% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr +19.9%/yr +12.6%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 20.6% 20.3% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 48/100 76/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

ACTTRVHIG

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

AxisACTTRVHIG
Valuation 36 #77 of 119 43 #68 of 119 80 #25 of 119
Growth 12 #100 of 114 65 #41 of 114 66 #40 of 114
Profitability 91 #11 of 106 80 #22 of 106 86 #16 of 106
Financial Health 86 #15 of 104 39 #64 of 104 70 #32 of 104
Shareholder Returns 83 #19 of 105 14 #90 of 105 82 #20 of 105
Overall 62 48 76
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV 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

PeriodACTTRVHIGSPY
1 month +3.5%+9.7%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months +1.2%+5.9%-7.7% +3.7%
6 months +12.5%+30.5%-3.5% +7.1%
Year to date +21.2%+37.3%-4.2% +12.8%
1 year +37.6%+48.7%+7.9% +11.9%
3 years +76.7%+140.7%+81.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.9%+34.0%+22.1% +22.8%
5 years +109.1%+147.6%+81.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.9%+19.9%+12.6% +10.9%
10 years —+267.3%+198.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.9%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACTTRVHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%20.6%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%17.9%20.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.18-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.632.360.39 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.9%-19.8%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-1.8%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $50.07$405.41$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $34.93$267.66$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.

MultipleACTTRVHIG
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 10.7x 10.1xmedian 10.7x 7.8xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x 4.0xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 8.5x 6.9xmedian 8.5x 5.0xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 0.60 0.17median 0.60 0.25median 0.60

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 monthsACTTRVHIG
Revenue $1.25B $48.92B $29.87B
Gross profit $1.13B – $14.34B
Operating income $742.14M – $5.69B
Net income $683.27M $8.33B $4.61B
Free cash flow $720.83M – $7.03B
EPS (diluted) $4.87 $39.01 $16.80
Cash & equivalents $448.45M – –
Total debt $745.23M $9.81B $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 140.32M 213.60M 273.10M
Enterprise value $4.46B $83.09B $18.83B

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
MetricACTTRVHIG
P/E 9.8x 10.1x 7.8x
P/FCF 9.2x 6.9x 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 7.8x 5.0x
P/S 5.3x 1.7x 1.2x
P/B 1.2x 2.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.0x
EV/EBIT 9.3x – 6.2x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 9.6x – 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 8.7x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 0.17 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACTTRVHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 1.1% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 6.9% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.2% – 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.8% – 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.9% 41.8% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 56.3% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 51.1% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 60.4% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 6.9% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 15.4% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% – 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% – 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACTTRVHIG
Gross margin 90.1% – 48.0%
EBITDA margin – – 29.5%
Operating margin 59.2% – 19.0%
Pretax margin 69.1% – 18.4%
Net margin 54.5% – 15.4%
FCF margin 57.5% – 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 21.8% 23.4%
Return on equity 12.7% 26.8% 24.8%
Return on assets 9.8% 5.8% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 19.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACTTRVHIG
Debt / assets 10.7% – 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 22.4% 79.6% 78.3%
Equity / assets 77.6% 20.4% 21.7%
Interest coverage 14.8x – 28.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACTTRVHIG
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.2% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 6.3% – 5.1%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 1.2% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusACTTRVHIG
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $34.25FY2026 $12.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% -15.0% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% +2.2% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACTTRVHIG
Held by institutions 21.4% 87.3% 92.5%
Institutions holding 248 1,839 1,199
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.9% +18.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 144 877 530
Institutions selling 72 603 458
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.45 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.

ACTTRVHIG
ACT 1.00 0.44 0.52
TRV 0.44 1.00 0.74
HIG 0.52 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACT, TRV and HIG?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.64B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $83.09B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $35.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACT, TRV and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.8x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.1x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enact Holdings (ACT) is cheapest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.6x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enact Holdings (ACT) +2.5%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Enact Holdings (ACT) +37.6%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +48.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +7.9%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Enact Holdings (ACT) +15.9%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.9%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enact Holdings (ACT) has the highest dividend yield: Enact Holdings (ACT) 1.87%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 1.18%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 1.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.0%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACT, TRV 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 5. 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.