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 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UFCS stock has decreased by 20.6% and is now trading at $26.79. 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 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.07. The insurance provider had revenue of $271.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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. Investors 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 dividend yield of 4.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. View United Fire Group's dividend history.

2 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for United Fire Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $31.00. On average, they expect United Fire Group's share price to reach $30.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for United Fire Group.

Media headlines about UFCS stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news 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 coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about United Fire Group.

United Fire Group saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 166,300 shares, a drop of 37.0% from the May 31st total of 264,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 82,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View United Fire Group's Current Options Chain.

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

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One share of UFCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.79.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $670.18 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]