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

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

United Fire Group announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.31%. 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 has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 2,240,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 8th. The insurance provider reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.24. The insurance provider had revenue of $274.10 million for the quarter. United Fire Group had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 9.44%. 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 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for United Fire Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate United Fire Group's stock price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.1%. 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 stories about UFCS stock have been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a news impact score of 3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to United Fire Group include Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Axis Capital (AXS), Kemper (KMPR), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), Enstar Group (ESGR), RLI (RLI), Mercury General (MCY), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), AmTrust Financial Services (AFSI), National General (NGHC), Aspen Insurance (AHL), ProAssurance (PRA), Navigators Group (NAVG), Horace Mann Educators (HMN) and State Auto Financial (STFC).

United Fire Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.56%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.45%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.32%), Earnest Partners LLC (5.85%), Systematic Financial Management LP (2.00%) and Advisory Research Inc. (1.30%). 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 and Neal R Scharmer. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Advisory Research Inc., Morgan Stanley, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Man Group plc and BlackRock Inc.. 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 $53.59.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.36 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]