United Fire Group - UFCS Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Fire Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "sell" UFCS shares.
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1 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for United Fire Group's shares. Their UFCS share price forecasts range from $25.00 to $25.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $25.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.2%.
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United Fire Group's stock was trading at $27.36 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, UFCS stock has decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $26.38.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 4th 2023.
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United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) released its earnings results on Thursday, November, 4th. The insurance provider reported ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.31). The insurance provider had revenue of $248.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $254.90 million. United Fire Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.61% and a net margin of 1.53%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($1.37) earnings per share.

United Fire Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, March 24th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 9th.
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United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.38%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 110.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, UFCS will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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52 employees have rated United Fire Group Chief Executive Officer Randy A. Ramlo on Glassdoor.com. Randy A. Ramlo has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

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

United Fire Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.68%), Earnest Partners LLC (6.60%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.87%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.64%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.29%) and Systematic Financial Management LP (1.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Dawn M Jaffray, Eric J Martin, George D Milligan, James Noyce, Lura E Mcbride, Mark A Green, Mary K Quass, Micah G Woolstenhulme, Micah G Woolstenhulme, Michael T Wilkins, Randy A Ramlo, Robert Francis Cataldo and Scott L Carlton.
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One share of UFCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.38.

United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) has a market capitalization of $665.30 million and generates $980.29 million in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $15.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.58 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,091 workers across the globe.

United Fire Group's mailing address is 118 SECOND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA, 52407. The official website for the company is www.ufginsurance.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (319) 399-5700, via email at ir@unitedfiregroup.com, or via fax at 319-399-5499.