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

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

United Fire Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 16th. Investors of record on Friday, August 30th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.83%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

United Fire Group declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, November 9th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase 2,240,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The insurance provider reported ($0.59) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.60. The insurance provider had revenue of $304.20 million for the quarter. United Fire Group had a net margin of 1.91% and a return on equity of 0.11%. View United Fire Group's Earnings History.

United Fire Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Media coverage about UFCS stock has trended somewhat positive on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks 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 -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a coverage optimism score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 238,000 shares, a decrease of 12.0% from the August 30th total of 270,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 73,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View United Fire Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Fire Group include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Markel (MKL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Old Republic International (ORI), First American Financial (FAF), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Axis Capital (AXS).

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United Fire Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Brinker Capital Inc. (0.11%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%). 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, Neal R Scharmer and Scott L Carlton. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Brinker Capital Inc. and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UFCS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.64.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion and generates $1.07 billion in revenue each year. United Fire Group employs 1,183 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About United Fire Group.

The official website for United Fire Group is http://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]