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 2.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 28th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

United Fire Group declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share 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 a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 20th. The insurance provider reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.53. The insurance provider earned $279.65 million during the quarter. United Fire Group had a net margin of 2.58% and a return on equity of 1.85%. 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 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.

News headlines about UFCS stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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 news impact score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock'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 Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.07%), Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV (0.06%) and 6 Meridian (0.05%). 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 Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, 6 Meridian and Nisa Investment Advisors 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UFCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.58.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.07 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]