United Fire Group Stock Beta

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USD 27.43 2.01 7.91%

United Fire Group fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to United Fire's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of United Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure United Fire's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to United Fire stock.

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United Fire Group Company Beta Analysis

United Fire's Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it is expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.

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Current United Fire Beta

0.38

Most of United Fire's fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, United Fire Group is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

United Beta Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for United Fire is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of United Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Beta. Since United Fire's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of United Fire's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of United Fire's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Total Liab	Net Receivables	Total Current Assets	Intangible Assets	Good Will	Short Term Investments	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Net Tangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Long Term Debt	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Short Term Debt	Net Invested Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.87	-0.85	0.67	0.67	0.42	0.38	0.41	0.61	-0.83	-0.84	-0.1	0.35	-0.06	-0.4	0.55	0.13	0.1	0.18	-0.55	0.28	0.22
Total Stockholder Equity	0.87		-0.72	0.93	0.33	0.68	0.67	0.12	0.4	-0.88	-0.87	0.14	0.6	0.11	-0.05	0.71	0.06	0.2	-0.13	-0.72	0.13	0.27
Net Debt	-0.85	-0.72		-0.52	-0.55	-0.19	-0.14	-0.5	-0.72	0.64	0.66	0.31	-0.29	0.07	0.5	-0.32	-0.25	0.03	-0.4	0.36	-0.47	-0.27
Retained Earnings	0.67	0.93	-0.52		0.15	0.73	0.78	-0.09	0.2	-0.81	-0.8	0.34	0.62	0.2	0.21	0.76	-0.03	0.31	-0.35	-0.75	-0.08	0.22
Total Liab	0.67	0.33	-0.55	0.15		-0.14	-0.2	0.46	0.57	-0.38	-0.4	-0.34	-0.03	-0.34	-0.63	0.17	0.12	-0.08	0.39	-0.15	0.24	0.03
Net Receivables	0.42	0.68	-0.19	0.73	-0.14		0.85	-0.34	-0.13	-0.77	-0.75	0.73	0.73	0.32	0.54	0.78	-0.54	0.45	-0.57	-0.8	-0.51	-0.33
Total Current Assets	0.38	0.67	-0.14	0.78	-0.2	0.85		-0.13	-0.01	-0.74	-0.72	0.75	0.49	0.43	0.65	0.58	-0.33	0.42	-0.67	-0.54	-0.49	-0.12
Intangible Assets	0.41	0.12	-0.5	-0.09	0.46	-0.34	-0.13		0.91	-0.21	-0.25	-0.45	-0.42	-0.28	-0.41	-0.48	0.35	-0.31	0.46	0.47	0.41	0.22
Good Will	0.61	0.4	-0.72	0.2	0.57	-0.13	-0.01	0.91		-0.42	-0.46	-0.39	-0.1	-0.37	-0.41	-0.22	0.26	-0.29	0.39	0.19	0.39	0.19
Short Term Investments	-0.83	-0.88	0.64	-0.81	-0.38	-0.77	-0.74	-0.21	-0.42		1.0	-0.4	-0.49	-0.14	-0.14	-0.69	0.26	-0.31	0.23	0.7	0.22	0.12
Common Stock	-0.84	-0.87	0.66	-0.8	-0.4	-0.75	-0.72	-0.25	-0.46	1.0		-0.37	-0.45	-0.13	-0.12	-0.66	0.23	-0.29	0.2	0.68	0.2	0.1
Property Plant Equipment	-0.1	0.14	0.31	0.34	-0.34	0.73	0.75	-0.45	-0.39	-0.4	-0.37		0.42	0.48	0.88	0.43	-0.78	0.45	-0.83	-0.4	-0.92	-0.65
Net Tangible Assets	0.35	0.6	-0.29	0.62	-0.03	0.73	0.49	-0.42	-0.1	-0.49	-0.45	0.42		0.2	0.23	0.62	-0.45	0.18	-0.39	-0.64	-0.23	-0.28
Accounts Payable	-0.06	0.11	0.07	0.2	-0.34	0.32	0.43	-0.28	-0.37	-0.14	-0.13	0.48	0.2		0.42	0.22	-0.19	0.34	-0.4	-0.18	-0.24	-0.11
Long Term Debt	-0.4	-0.05	0.5	0.21	-0.63	0.54	0.65	-0.41	-0.41	-0.14	-0.12	0.88	0.23	0.42		0.16	-0.6	0.35	-0.81	-0.13	-0.82	-0.49
Long Term Debt Total	0.55	0.71	-0.32	0.76	0.17	0.78	0.58	-0.48	-0.22	-0.69	-0.66	0.43	0.62	0.22	0.16		-0.27	0.46	-0.31	-0.98	-0.24	-0.06
Capital Surpluse	0.13	0.06	-0.25	-0.03	0.12	-0.54	-0.33	0.35	0.26	0.26	0.23	-0.78	-0.45	-0.19	-0.6	-0.27		-0.1	0.63	0.27	0.83	0.91
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.1	0.2	0.03	0.31	-0.08	0.45	0.42	-0.31	-0.29	-0.31	-0.29	0.45	0.18	0.34	0.35	0.46	-0.1		-0.06	-0.42	-0.38	-0.2
Long Term Investments	0.18	-0.13	-0.4	-0.35	0.39	-0.57	-0.67	0.46	0.39	0.23	0.2	-0.83	-0.39	-0.4	-0.81	-0.31	0.63	-0.06		0.27	0.73	0.38
Short Term Debt	-0.55	-0.72	0.36	-0.75	-0.15	-0.8	-0.54	0.47	0.19	0.7	0.68	-0.4	-0.64	-0.18	-0.13	-0.98	0.27	-0.42	0.27		0.22	0.07
Net Invested Capital	0.28	0.13	-0.47	-0.08	0.24	-0.51	-0.49	0.41	0.39	0.22	0.2	-0.92	-0.23	-0.24	-0.82	-0.24	0.83	-0.38	0.73	0.22		0.79
Capital Stock	0.22	0.27	-0.27	0.22	0.03	-0.33	-0.12	0.22	0.19	0.12	0.1	-0.65	-0.28	-0.11	-0.49	-0.06	0.91	-0.2	0.38	0.07	0.79

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In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.

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In accordance with the recently published financial statements, United Fire Group has a Beta of 0.376. This is 54.15% lower than that of the Insurance sector and significantly higher than that of the Financials industry. The beta for all United States stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

United Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses United Fire's direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of United Fire could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing United Fire by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

United Fire is currently under evaluation in beta category among its peers.

United Fire Current Valuation Drivers

We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of United Fire from analyzing United Fire's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess United Fire's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of United Fire's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Market Cap	1.1B	628.2M	581.9M	688.4M	508.4M	505.7M
Enterprise Value	994.4M	590.2M	499.8M	641.7M	456.4M	426.4M

United Fire ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, United Fire's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to United Fire's managers, analysts, and investors.

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United Fire Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in United Fire that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of United Fire's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing United Fire's value.

		Shares
Amvescap Plc.	2024-06-30	236.7 K
Millennium Management Llc	2024-06-30	234.2 K
Northern Trust Corp	2024-09-30	217.4 K
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	2024-06-30	204.5 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp	2024-06-30	193.3 K
Envestnet Asset Management Inc	2024-06-30	190.7 K
Foundry Partners, Llc	2024-09-30	178.2 K
Wells Fargo & Co	2024-06-30	173 K
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.	2024-06-30	147.1 K
Blackrock Inc	2024-06-30	3.6 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	2024-09-30	1.3 M

As returns on the market increase, United Fire's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding United Fire is expected to be smaller as well.

United Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.0701
	Return On Asset	0.0128
	Profit Margin	0.04 %
	Operating Margin	0.09 %
	Current Valuation	563.84 M
	Shares Outstanding	25.34 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	18.21 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	65.75 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	502.45 K
	Price To Earning	11.71 X
	Price To Book	0.82 X
	Price To Sales	0.58 X
	Revenue	1.1 B
	Gross Profit	15.27 M
	EBITDA	(25.95 M)
	Net Income	(29.7 M)
	Cash And Equivalents	92.21 M
	Cash Per Share	3.66 X
	Total Debt	50 M
	Debt To Equity	0.06 %
	Current Ratio	0.32 X
	Book Value Per Share	31.01 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	171.74 M
	Short Ratio	6.11 X
	Earnings Per Share	1.95 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.90 X
	Target Price	19.0
	Number Of Employees	852
	Beta	0.38
	Market Capitalization	695.13 M
	Total Asset	3.14 B
	Retained Earnings	574.69 M
	Annual Yield	0.03 %
	Five Year Return	3.01 %
	Net Asset	3.14 B
	Last Dividend Paid	0.64

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The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze United Fire Group's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of United Fire using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of United Fire Group based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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