Stock Price Trends

United Fire Group Inc (UFCS)

United Fire Group, Inc., offers property and casualty insurance for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 24.70% per annum.
  • UFCS price at the close of November 19, 2024 was $27.47 and was higher than the top border of the primary price channel by $9.89 (56.26%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.
  • The secondary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the secondary trend is 26.86% per annum.
  • UFCS price at the close of November 19, 2024 was inside the secondary price channel.
  • The direction of the secondary trend is opposite to the direction of the primary trend. This indicates a possible reversal in the direction of the primary trend.

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of UFCS price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: March 21, 2022
End date: January 18, 2024

a = 4.1324

b = -0.0008

s = 0.0767

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0008) – 1
= -24.70%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0767) – 1
= 35.89%

March 21, 2022 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y586)
= Exp(a + b × X586 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 852 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.1324 + -0.0008 × 852 + 2 × 0.0767)
= Exp(3.6236)
= $37.47

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y586)
= Exp(a + b × X586 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 852 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.1324 + -0.0008 × 852 – 2 × 0.0767)
= Exp(3.3170)
= $27.58

January 18, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,045)
= Exp(a + b × X1,045 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,520 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.1324 + -0.0008 × 1,520 + 2 × 0.0767)
= Exp(3.1045)
= $22.30

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,045)
= Exp(a + b × X1,045 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,520 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.1324 + -0.0008 × 1,520 – 2 × 0.0767)
= Exp(2.7979)
= $16.41

Description

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 24.70% per annum.
  • UFCS price at the close of November 19, 2024 was $27.47 and was higher than the top border of the primary price channel by $9.89 (56.26%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.

Secondary Trend

Start date: August 1, 2023
End date: June 4, 2024

a = 2.0497

b = 0.0007

s = 0.0379

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0007) – 1
= 26.86%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0379) – 1
= 16.36%

August 1, 2023 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y928)
= Exp(a + b × X928 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,350 + 2 × s)
= Exp(2.0497 + 0.0007 × 1,350 + 2 × 0.0379)
= Exp(3.0055)
= $20.20

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y928)
= Exp(a + b × X928 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,350 – 2 × s)
= Exp(2.0497 + 0.0007 × 1,350 – 2 × 0.0379)
= Exp(2.8540)
= $17.36

June 4, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,140)
= Exp(a + b × X1,140 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,658 + 2 × s)
= Exp(2.0497 + 0.0007 × 1,658 + 2 × 0.0379)
= Exp(3.2063)
= $24.69

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,140)
= Exp(a + b × X1,140 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,658 – 2 × s)
= Exp(2.0497 + 0.0007 × 1,658 – 2 × 0.0379)
= Exp(3.0548)
= $21.22

Description

  • The secondary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the secondary trend is 26.86% per annum.
  • UFCS price at the close of November 19, 2024 was inside the secondary price channel.