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In the latest session, United Fire Group Inc (NASDAQ: UFCS) closed at $30.74 down -0.26% from its previous closing price of $30.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.14 million shares were traded. UFCS stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.51.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of United Fire Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on November 18, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $26 from $19 previously.
On February 13, 2023, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $30 to $25.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on October 28, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $37 to $31.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 11 ’25 when Martin Eric J bought 500 shares for $29.00 per share. The transaction valued at 14,500 led to the insider holds 35,155 shares of the business.
McIntyre Dee Ann sold 2,500 shares of UFCS for $70,214 on Mar 05 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 444,363 shares after completing the transaction at $28.09 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, McIntyre Dee Ann, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $27.31 each. As a result, the insider received 68,283 and left with 446,863 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UFCS now has a Market Capitalization of 783624064 and an Enterprise Value of 698383488. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.528 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.152.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UFCS is 0.57, which has changed by 0.50908196 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UFCS has reached a high of $32.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.62%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UFCS has traded an average of 127.95K shares per day and 103670 over the past ten days. A total of 25.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 21.40M. Insiders hold about 15.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.67% stake in the company. Shares short for UFCS as of 1755216000 were 301823 with a Short Ratio of 2.36, compared to 1752537600 on 342974. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 301823 and a Short% of Float of 1.7399999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for UFCS is 0.64, from 0.64 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020874104The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.85. The current Payout Ratio is 26.77% for UFCS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-12-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of United Fire Group Inc (UFCS) is currently being evaluated by a team of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.47, with high estimates of $0.55 and low estimates of $0.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.85 and $2.74 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.8. EPS for the following year is $2.8, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.85 and $2.75.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $354.46M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $360.11M to a low estimate of $348.8M. As of the current estimate, United Fire Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $322.96MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $359.47M. There is a high estimate of $362.65M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $356.3M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UFCS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.37B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.38B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.25BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.65B and the low estimate is $1.51B.
