United Fire Group (UFCS) Competitors $27.20 +0.08 (+0.29%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.19 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 04/17/2025 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UFCS vs. HTH, STC, HCI, PRA, EIG, SAFT, AMSF, DGICA, UVE, and ITICShould you be buying United Fire Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Fire Group include Hilltop (HTH), Stewart Information Services (STC), HCI Group (HCI), ProAssurance (PRA), Employers (EIG), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), AMERISAFE (AMSF), Donegal Group (DGICA), Universal Insurance (UVE), and Investors Title (ITIC). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. United Fire Group vs. Hilltop Stewart Information Services HCI Group ProAssurance Employers Safety Insurance Group AMERISAFE Donegal Group Universal Insurance Investors Title Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) and United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends. Is HTH or UFCS a better dividend stock? Hilltop pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. United Fire Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hilltop pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Fire Group pays out 26.9% 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, HTH or UFCS? Hilltop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than United Fire Group. United Fire Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilltop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHilltop$1.12B1.65$113.21M$1.7416.41United Fire Group$1.25B0.55$61.96M$2.3811.43 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HTH or UFCS? 57.1% of Hilltop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of United Fire Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.3% of Hilltop 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is HTH or UFCS more profitable? Hilltop has a net margin of 7.04% compared to United Fire Group's net margin of 4.94%. United Fire Group's return on equity of 8.84% beat Hilltop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hilltop7.04% 5.18% 0.71% United Fire Group 4.94%8.84%1.95% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HTH or UFCS? Hilltop received 19 more outperform votes than United Fire Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.49% of users gave United Fire Group an outperform vote while only 52.60% of users gave Hilltop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHilltopOutperform Votes24352.60% Underperform Votes21947.40% United Fire GroupOutperform Votes22458.49% Underperform Votes15941.51% Does the media refer more to HTH or UFCS? In the previous week, Hilltop had 3 more articles in the media than United Fire Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hilltop and 2 mentions for United Fire Group. United Fire Group's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Hilltop's score of 0.74 indicating that United Fire Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hilltop 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Fire Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate HTH or UFCS? Hilltop presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.06%. United Fire Group has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.29%. Given Hilltop's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hilltop is more favorable than United Fire Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hilltop 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00United Fire Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, HTH or UFCS? Hilltop has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, United Fire Group has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHilltop and United Fire Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$690.69M$47.71B$10.84B$7.34BDividend Yield2.44%2.41%5.97%4.30%P/E Ratio11.4311.2021.5317.80Price / Sales0.555.4625.4397.73Price / CashN/A16.8117.6134.64Price / Book0.942.242.563.98Net Income$61.96M$4.16B$1.03B$247.81M1 Month Performance-5.39%-1.19%-4.09%-7.84%1 Year Performance19.30%19.60%531.54%1.60% United Fire Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UFCSUnited Fire Group4.1928 of 5 stars$27.20+0.3%$30.00+10.3%+23.5%$690.69M$1.25B11.431,090Positive NewsHTHHilltop4.5397 of 5 stars$28.44-0.5%$34.00+19.5%-1.7%$1.84B$1.12B16.353,820Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeSTCStewart Information Services2.0734 of 5 stars$64.13-4.4%$79.00+23.2%+10.2%$1.78B$2.49B24.677,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownHCIHCI Group2.7283 of 5 stars$138.66+1.2%$140.00+1.0%+31.3%$1.49B$749.45M11.58530News CoveragePositive NewsPRAProAssurance2.6553 of 5 stars$23.20-0.4%$18.67-19.5%+77.0%$1.19B$1.13B27.951,080Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeEIGEmployers2.9934 of 5 stars$46.03-4.2%$58.00+26.0%+12.4%$1.12B$880.70M9.77680Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSAFTSafety Insurance Group2.0968 of 5 stars$73.02-4.2%N/A-2.5%$1.09B$1.11B14.46550Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMSFAMERISAFE3.0813 of 5 stars$48.00-4.2%$59.50+24.0%-1.0%$914.40M$309.11M15.00350News CoveragePositive NewsDGICADonegal Group3.1597 of 5 stars$17.85-4.3%N/A+33.7%$636.16M$989.61M11.74880Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseNews CoverageUVEUniversal Insurance4.2082 of 5 stars$21.22-4.8%N/A+22.2%$596.17M$1.52B8.631,220Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementITICInvestors Title2.5869 of 5 stars$223.58-1.8%N/A+47.6%$421.67M$258.30M13.61560 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HTH Competitors STC Competitors HCI Competitors PRA Competitors EIG Competitors SAFT Competitors AMSF Competitors DGICA Competitors UVE Competitors ITIC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UFCS) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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