NASDAQ:UFCS - United Fire Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

United Fire Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UFCS."

United Fire Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 30th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 29th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

United Fire Group declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase 2,240,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 8th. The insurance provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.24. The insurance provider earned $274.10 million during the quarter. United Fire Group had a net margin of 9.44% and a return on equity of 5.00%. View United Fire Group's Earnings History.

United Fire Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 13th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Fire Group.

2 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for United Fire Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect United Fire Group's stock price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Fire Group.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Fire Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for United Fire Group.

Media coverage about UFCS stock has trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a media sentiment score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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United Fire Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.56%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.45%), Earnest Partners LLC (5.85%), Systematic Financial Management LP (2.00%), Advisory Research Inc. (1.30%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.13%). Company insiders that own United Fire Group stock include Barrie W Ernst, Casey D Mahon, David E Conner, Dawn M Jaffray, Dee Ann Mcintyre, James Noyce, Kyle D Skogman, Mary K Quass, Michael J Sheeley, Michael T Wilkins, Neal R Scharmer, Randy A Ramlo and Scott L Carlton. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Burgundy Asset Management Ltd., Martingale Asset Management L P and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have sold United Fire Group company stock in the last year include Barrie W Ernst, David E Conner, Dawn M Jaffray, James Noyce, Mary K Quass, Michael J Sheeley, Michael T Wilkins and Neal R Scharmer. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Advisory Research Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Man Group plc, BlackRock Inc., Comerica Bank and Earnest Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought United Fire Group stock in the last two years include Dawn M Jaffray and Dee Ann Mcintyre. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Fire Group.

Shares of UFCS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UFCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.47.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion and generates $1.05 billion in revenue each year. United Fire Group employs 1,180 workers across the globe.

The official website for United Fire Group is http://www.unitedfiregroup.com.

United Fire Group's mailing address is 118 SECOND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA, 52407. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 319-399-5700 or via email at [email protected]