Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Hartford Financial Services

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Hartford Financial Services HIG, maintaining Equal-weight. In its report, Morgan Stanley writes, "Overall, we view the upside potential in the stock as substantial should market conditions stabilize, although we believe the risk-reward profile looks similar to peers' currently." Shares of HIG closed Thursday at $17.66, up 4.19% from Wednesday's close.