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, February 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 28th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

United Fire Group declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which allows the company to buyback 2,240,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 20th. The insurance provider reported ($0.30) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.53. The insurance provider had revenue of $279.65 million for the quarter. United Fire Group had a return on equity of 1.85% and a net margin of 2.58%. View United Fire Group's Earnings History.

United Fire Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 8th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Fire Group.

1 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for United Fire Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate United Fire Group's share price to reach $53.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Fire Group.

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

Media coverage about UFCS stock has been trending positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. 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 daily sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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United Fire Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.76%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.39%), Northern Trust Corp (2.36%), Norges Bank (2.00%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (1.41%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.12%). Company insiders that own United Fire Group stock include Barrie W Ernst, David E Conner, Dawn M Jaffray, Dee Ann Mcintyre, James Noyce, Mary K Quass, Michael J Sheeley, Michael T Wilkins, Neal R Scharmer 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 Mairs & Power INC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, First Trust Advisors LP, MetLife Investment Advisors LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, IndexIQ Advisors LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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, Neal R Scharmer and Scott L Carlton. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Norges Bank, Geode Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Comerica Bank, Bank of America Corp DE, Martingale Asset Management L P and Victory Capital Management Inc.. 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 $44.79.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion and generates $1.07 billion in revenue each year. United Fire Group employs 1,183 workers across the globe.

The official website for United Fire Group is http://www.ufginsurance.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]