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United Fire Group

28.16 USD
+0.02
0.07%
At close Mar 13, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
28.16
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
0.07%
5 days
-0.67%
1 month
5.19%
3 months
-8.72%
6 months
37.37%
Year to date
-1.12%
1 year
28.12%
5 years
-11.00%
10 years
-4.99%
 

About: United Fire Group Inc is engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company's only operating segment is property and casualty insurance, which includes commercial lines insurance, personal lines insurance, and assumed reinsurance. The primary source of revenue is premium and investment income.

Employees: 877

0
Funds holding %
of 7,372 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

6,433% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $196K | Put options by funds: $3K

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 14

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $345M [Q3] → $463M (+$119M) [Q4]

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153 [Q3] → 172 (+19) [Q4]

0.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.96% [Q3] → 64.26% (-0.7%) [Q4]

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$28
1%
downside
Avg. target
$30
7%
upside
High target
$32
14%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
Jones Trading
Jason Weaver
60% 1-year accuracy
33 / 55 met price target
14%upside
$32
Buy
Initiated
5 Mar 2025
Piper Sandler
Paul Newsome
87% 1-year accuracy
41 / 47 met price target
1%downside
$28
Neutral
Maintained
13 Feb 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 5 articles about UFCS published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Are Investors Undervaluing United Fire Group (UFCS) Right Now?
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
United Fire Group, Inc. Declares a Common Stock Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 per Share
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Board of Directors of United Fire Group, Inc. ("UFG") (Nasdaq: UFCS) declared a common stock quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share. This dividend will be payable March 21, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 7, 2025.
United Fire Group, Inc. Declares a Common Stock Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 per Share
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Is United Fire Group (UFCS) Stock Undervalued Right Now?
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
United Fire Group, Inc. (UFCS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFCS ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 12, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Timothy Borst - Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Development Kevin Leidwinger - President and Chief Executive Officer Julie Stephenson - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Eric Martin - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Paul Newsome - Piper Sandler Operator Good day, and welcome to the United Fire Group Insurance 2024 Fourth Quarter Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
United Fire Group, Inc. (UFCS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
United Fire Group (UFCS) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
United Fire Group (UFCS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.65 per share a year ago.
United Fire Group (UFCS) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
United Fire Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
Fourth quarter net income of $1.21 per diluted share and adjusted operating income of $1.25 per diluted share; full year net income of $2.39 per diluted share and adjusted operating income of $2.56 per diluted share
United Fire Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
United Fire Group, Inc. Announces Its 2024 Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFCS) (the "Company", "UFG", "we", or "our") announced today that its 2024 fourth quarter earnings results will be released after the market closes on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. An earnings call will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. central time to allow securities analysts, shareholders and other interested parties the opportunity to hear management discuss the Company's 2024 fourth quarter results.
United Fire Group, Inc. Announces Its 2024 Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Are Investors Undervaluing United Fire Group (UFCS) Right Now?
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