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. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 29th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

United Fire Group declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 2,240,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 8th. The insurance provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.24. The insurance provider earned $274.10 million during the quarter. United Fire Group had a net margin of 9.44% and a return on equity of 5.00%. 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 analysts have issued 12-month 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 share price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. 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.

News headlines about UFCS stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a media sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Some companies that are related to United Fire Group include Kemper (KMPR), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Axis Capital (AXS), Enstar Group (ESGR), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), RLI (RLI), Mercury General (MCY), AmTrust Financial Services (AFSI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), 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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%) and Founders Capital Management (0.00%). 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 and Neal R Scharmer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. 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 Founders Capital Management. 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 $53.16.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.32 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]