UFCS vs. KNSL, HTH, HCI, STC, PRA, SAFT, EIG, AMSF, UVE, and DGICA
Should you be buying United Fire Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Fire Group include Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Hilltop (HTH), HCI Group (HCI), Stewart Information Services (STC), ProAssurance (PRA), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), Employers (EIG), AMERISAFE (AMSF), Universal Insurance (UVE), and Donegal Group (DGICA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
United Fire Group vs. Its Competitors
United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) and Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
United Fire Group has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
United Fire Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Kinsale Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. United Fire Group pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinsale Capital Group pays out 3.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kinsale Capital Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 25.92% compared to United Fire Group's net margin of 6.94%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 25.93% beat United Fire Group's return on equity.
Kinsale Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than United Fire Group. United Fire Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinsale Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
62.7% of United Fire Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of United Fire Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
United Fire Group currently has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.34%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus price target of $505.80, suggesting a potential upside of 10.96%. Given Kinsale Capital Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kinsale Capital Group is more favorable than United Fire Group.
In the previous week, United Fire Group and United Fire Group both had 11 articles in the media. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat United Fire Group's score of 1.06 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Kinsale Capital Group beats United Fire Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:UFCS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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