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 given 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 2.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 29th. View United Fire Group's Dividend History.

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

United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 8th. The insurance provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 20th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Fire Group.

1 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for United Fire Group's shares. Their predictions 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 2.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for United Fire Group.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Fire Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Fire Group.

News articles about UFCS stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Fire Group earned a news sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to United Fire Group include Kemper (KMPR), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Axis Capital (AXS), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), Enstar Group (ESGR), 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 Employers (EIG).

United Fire Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.76%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.39%), Northern Trust Corp (2.36%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (1.41%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.12%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.09%). 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 Mairs & Power INC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, First Trust Advisors LP, MetLife Investment Advisors LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, IndexIQ Advisors LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Comerica Bank, Bank of America Corp DE, Martingale Asset Management L P, Victory Capital Management Inc., Rhumbline Advisers and Bessemer Group Inc.. 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 $54.26.

United Fire Group has a market capitalization of $1.36 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]