United Fire Group Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:UFCS)

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

United Fire Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The insurance provider reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.28) by $0.13. The insurance provider earned $298.06 million during the quarter. United Fire Group had a net margin of 0.75% and a negative return on equity of 0.97%. View United Fire Group's Earnings History.

United Fire Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for United Fire Group.

News coverage about UFCS stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a coverage optimism score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 267,400 shares, an increase of 12.4% from the September 15th total of 238,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 69,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.8 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View United Fire Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Fire Group include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Markel (MKL), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Axis Capital (AXS).

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United Fire Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Systematic Financial Management LP (1.99%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.28%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.25%), Brinker Capital Inc. (0.11%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%) and Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. (0.09%). 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 Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold United Fire Group company stock in the last year include Barrie W Ernst, David E Conner, Neal R Scharmer and Scott L Carlton. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Systematic Financial Management LP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, California Public Employees Retirement System, First Trust Advisors LP, Rhumbline Advisers, 6 Meridian, 6 Meridian and CWM LLC. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UFCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.27.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion and generates $1.07 billion in revenue each year. United Fire Group employs 1,183 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About United Fire Group.

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]