 Hartford Financial Services Group Incs NYSE:HIG fundamentals are sufficiently strong to support potential upside, according to BofA Securities, especially with better-than-expected growth in commercial property and casualty insurance in the second quarter and higher-than-projected margins in the Group Benefits segment. The Hartford Financial Services Analyst: Joshua Shanker upgraded the rating for Hartford Financial Services from Neutral to Buy, while raising the price target by 1 to 76. 