NASDAQ:UFCSUnited Fire Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

United Fire Group's stock was trading at $33.75 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, UFCS shares have decreased by 12.8% and is now trading at $29.44. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Fire Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.07. The insurance provider earned $271.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $287.30 million. United Fire Group had a negative net margin of 9.52% and a negative return on equity of 5.42%. View United Fire Group's earnings history.

United Fire Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Friday, June 19th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.48%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. View United Fire Group's dividend history.

2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for United Fire Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $31.00. On average, they anticipate United Fire Group's stock price to reach $30.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for United Fire Group.

News stories about UFCS stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a media sentiment score of 3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutUnited Fire Group.

United Fire Group saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 250,400 shares, a decline of 10.5% from the April 30th total of 279,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 75,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.3 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View United Fire Group's Current Options Chain.

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

United Fire Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.24%), State Street Corp (2.78%), Systematic Financial Management LP (1.32%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.31%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.22%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.65%). Company insiders that own United Fire Group stock include Barrie W Ernst, David E Conner, Dawn M Jaffray, James Noyce, Mary K Quass, Michael T Wilkins, Neal R Scharmer, Randy A Ramlo, Robert Francis Cataldo 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 Systematic Financial Management LP, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc., UBS Group AG, WINTON GROUP Ltd, AQR Capital Management LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., and US Bancorp DE. Company insiders that have sold United Fire Group company stock in the last year include Mary K Quass, Michael T Wilkins, Neal R Scharmer, and Randy A Ramlo. View insider buying and selling activity for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FDx Advisors Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., State Street Corp, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Geode Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bessemer Group Inc., and Legal & General Group Plc. Company insiders that have bought United Fire Group stock in the last two years include Dawn M Jaffray, and Robert Francis Cataldo. View insider buying and selling activity for United Fire Group.

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One share of UFCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.44.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $736.59 million and generates $1.20 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $14.82 million in net income (profit) each year or ($1.08) on an earnings per share basis. United Fire Group employs 1,185 workers across the globe.

The official website for United Fire Group is 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]