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United Fire Group Inc is an insurance-property & casualty business based in the US. United Fire Group shares (UFCS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. United Fire Group employs 1,086 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $985.6 million.
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| Latest market close | $28.60 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $19.41 - $37.06 |
| 50-day moving average | $30.52 |
| 200-day moving average | $29.04 |
| Wall St. target price | $37.00 |
| PE ratio | 11.3101 |
| Dividend yield | $0.61 (2.19%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.58 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $28.6 from 2022-09-27
| 1 week (2022-09-21) | -5.08% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-08-25) | N/A |
| 3 months (2022-06-29) | -13.80% |
| 6 months (2022-03-28) | -6.60% |
| 1 year (2021-09-29) | 22.27% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2020-09-29) | 40.47% |
| 3 years (2019-09-27) | 46.8 |
| 5 years (2017-09-29) | 45.82 |
Valuing United Fire Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of United Fire Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
United Fire Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, United Fire Group shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
United Fire Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.9. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into United Fire Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
United Fire Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $88.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a United Fire Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $985.6 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 8.29% |
| Gross profit TTM | $100 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.72% |
| Return on equity TTM | 8.15% |
| Profit margin | 6.7% |
| Book value | $31.01 |
| Market capitalisation | $735 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 22.55% of net profits
Recently United Fire Group has paid out, on average, around 22.55% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.19% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), United Fire Group shareholders could enjoy a 2.19% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In United Fire Group's case, that would currently equate to about $0.61 per share.
While United Fire Group's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that United Fire Group is investing more in its future growth.
United Fire Group's most recent dividend payout was on 15 September 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 31 August 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
United Fire Group's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 15 December 2004. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your United Fire Group shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for United Fire Group shares which in turn could have impacted United Fire Group's share price.
Over the last 12 months, United Fire Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $19.4053 up to $37.0574. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while United Fire Group's is 0.0471. This would suggest that United Fire Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
United Fire Group, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company offers commercial and personal lines of property and casualty insurance; and commercial multiple peril and inland marine insurance, as well as assumed reinsurance products. Its commercial policies include fire and allied lines, other liability, automobile, workers' compensation, and fidelity and surety coverage; and personal lines comprise automobile, and fire and allied lines coverage, including homeowners. The company sells its products through a network of independent agencies. United Fire Group, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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