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

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

United Fire Group announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 29th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

United Fire Group declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase 2,240,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The insurance provider reported ($0.59) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.60. The insurance provider had revenue of $304.20 million for the quarter. United Fire Group had a return on equity of 0.11% and a net margin of 1.91%. View United Fire Group's Earnings History.

United Fire Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Press coverage about UFCS stock has been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 238,000 shares, a decline of 12.0% from the August 30th total of 270,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 73,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. View United Fire Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Fire Group include Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), RLI (RLI), Enstar Group (ESGR), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Mercury General (MCY), National General (NGHC), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), ProAssurance (PRA), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), State Auto Financial (STFC), Employers (EIG), Amerisafe (AMSF), James River Group (JRVR) and Universal Insurance (UVE).

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United Fire Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $46.95.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.19 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]