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

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

United Fire Group announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid 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 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 29th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

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

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The insurance provider reported ($0.59) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' 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.

Headlines about UFCS stock have been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a news sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for United Fire Group.

United Fire Group saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 282,700 shares, an increase of 6.6% from the July 31st total of 265,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 74,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.8 days. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View United Fire Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Fire Group include Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), Enstar Group (ESGR), RLI (RLI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Mercury General (MCY), National General (NGHC), ProAssurance (PRA), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), James River Group (JRVR), State Auto Financial (STFC), Employers (EIG), Amerisafe (AMSF) and Universal Insurance (UVE).

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United Fire Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.40%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.68%), Earnest Partners LLC (5.77%), Northern Trust Corp (2.36%), Systematic Financial Management LP (1.95%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.19%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Victory Capital Management Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd and KBC Group NV. Company insiders that have sold United Fire Group company stock in the last year include Barrie W Ernst, David E Conner, James Noyce, Neal R Scharmer and Scott L Carlton. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Fire Group.

UFCS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc., Atria Investments LLC, Atria Investments LLC, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Earnest Partners LLC and Citadel Advisors LLC. 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 $46.26.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.17 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]