The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. vs PRUDENTIAL PLC, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
The Hartford is a property and casualty writer, judged on underwriting margin and reserves. Prudential plc sells life and savings across Asia, living on investment spread over the long haul. The two show comparable return on equity, The Hartford at 21.5% and Prudential plc at 19.28%, but the market values them worlds apart: the Asian insurer at 3.21 times book and 17.26 times earnings, The Hartford at 1.98 times book and 9.42 times earnings. Prudential plc's 35.85% net margin towers over The Hartford's 14.11%, a gap that owes much to how each books premium. The Hartford runs debt at 0.23 and pays 1.61%; Prudential plc's yield is absent here.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | HIG | PUK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $138.72 | $28.13 |
| Market cap | $38.8B | $72.6B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 9.8 | 18.2 |
| P/B | 2.06 | 3.40 |
| P/S | 1.35 | 6.32 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 16.7 |
| Revenue growth | +6.9% | -10.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 28.8% |
| Net margin | 14.1% | 35.9% |
| Return on equity | 21.5% | 19.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.7% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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