United Fire Group (UFCS) Competitors $25.42 +0.39 (+1.56%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends UFCS vs. GBLI, TIG, HTH, STC, EIG, SAFT, HCI, AMSF, PRA, and UVEShould you be buying United Fire Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Fire Group include Global Indemnity Group (GBLI), Trean Insurance Group (TIG), Hilltop (HTH), Stewart Information Services (STC), Employers (EIG), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), HCI Group (HCI), AMERISAFE (AMSF), ProAssurance (PRA), and Universal Insurance (UVE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. United Fire Group vs. Global Indemnity Group Trean Insurance Group Hilltop Stewart Information Services Employers Safety Insurance Group HCI Group AMERISAFE ProAssurance Universal Insurance Global Indemnity Group (NASDAQ:GBLI) and United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Is GBLI or UFCS more profitable? Global Indemnity Group has a net margin of 9.05% compared to United Fire Group's net margin of 4.15%. Global Indemnity Group's return on equity of 7.74% beat United Fire Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Indemnity Group9.05% 7.74% 2.94% United Fire Group 4.15%6.75%1.51% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GBLI or UFCS? 37.4% of Global Indemnity Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of United Fire Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Global Indemnity Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of United Fire Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend GBLI or UFCS? United Fire Group has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.26%. Given United Fire Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe United Fire Group is more favorable than Global Indemnity Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Indemnity Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00United Fire Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Is GBLI or UFCS a better dividend stock? Global Indemnity Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. United Fire Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Global Indemnity Group pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Fire Group pays out 33.0% 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. Does the media prefer GBLI or UFCS? In the previous week, Global Indemnity Group and Global Indemnity Group both had 2 articles in the media. Global Indemnity Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat United Fire Group's score of 1.03 indicating that Global Indemnity Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Indemnity Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Fire Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GBLI or UFCS? Global Indemnity Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than United Fire Group. Global Indemnity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Fire Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Indemnity Group$528.13M0.90$25.43M$2.9112.03United Fire Group$1.10B0.59-$29.70M$1.9413.10 Which has more volatility and risk, GBLI or UFCS? Global Indemnity Group has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Fire Group has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GBLI or UFCS? United Fire Group received 17 more outperform votes than Global Indemnity Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.47% of users gave United Fire Group an outperform vote while only 57.95% of users gave Global Indemnity Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobal Indemnity GroupOutperform Votes20457.95% Underperform Votes14842.05% United Fire GroupOutperform Votes22158.47% Underperform Votes15741.53% SummaryGlobal Indemnity Group beats United Fire Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThe Tesla Trade Is Back In BusinessIf you held shares of Tesla throughout 2024, you know It’s been a year of extreme highs and lows… But according to our one expert, new yearly highs are on the horizon… In his words, Tesla is building momentum like in 2020, especially as Trump supports the EV maker. Which is why we’re emailing you now… You see, most people will simply buy shares of Tesla ahead of the election… But as they say “There is more than one way to skin a cat” In fact, we’ve found another way to play shares of Tesla.Discover how to trade Tesla, simply follow this link here. Get United Fire Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UFCS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UFCS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited Fire GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$644.19M$45.99B$11.07B$8.72BDividend Yield2.52%7.49%5.95%4.07%P/E Ratio13.109.3226.8914.16Price / Sales0.592.0743.9881.71Price / CashN/A19.5818.4836.03Price / Book0.822.263.715.94Net Income-$29.70M$3.90B$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance4.44%0.99%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance21.74%5.10%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance28.19%52.67%24.81%24.02% United Fire Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UFCSUnited Fire Group2.947 of 5 stars$25.42+1.6%$19.00-25.3%+28.4%$644.19M$1.10B13.10852News CoveragePositive NewsGBLIGlobal Indemnity GroupN/A$34.08-0.7%N/A+1.4%$463.48M$528.13M11.71266Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTIGTrean Insurance GroupN/A$6.16flatN/AN/A$315.64M$303.24M-4.81355Analyst ForecastHTHHilltop4.493 of 5 stars$32.50-1.3%N/A+4.7%$2.11B$1.57B19.943,820Short Interest ↓STCStewart Information Services2.5239 of 5 stars$72.95+0.8%N/A+62.4%$2.02B$2.26B34.416,800Positive NewsEIGEmployers2.2144 of 5 stars$53.32+0.5%N/A+39.4%$1.32B$850.90M9.99717Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓SAFTSafety Insurance Group3.6483 of 5 stars$85.84-0.9%N/A+10.0%$1.27B$930.96M17.00539Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHCIHCI Group4.5863 of 5 stars$112.53-2.7%N/A+37.7%$1.19B$550.67M9.40530Short Interest ↓AMSFAMERISAFE2.6905 of 5 stars$59.29-0.6%N/A+17.2%$1.13B$306.85M18.53350Short Interest ↑Positive NewsPRAProAssurance4.493 of 5 stars$17.17+0.4%N/A+28.6%$878.42M$1.14B20.691,094Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑UVEUniversal Insurance4.8984 of 5 stars$22.41+0.1%N/A+35.7%$633.98M$1.39B9.111,244Insider SellingShort Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GBLI Competitors TIG Competitors HTH Competitors STC Competitors EIG Competitors SAFT Competitors HCI Competitors AMSF Competitors PRA Competitors UVE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UFCS) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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