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UGI (UGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$27.27 +0.16 (+0.59%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

About UGI Stock (NYSE:UGI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.80
$27.68
50-Day Range
$23.25
$30.37
52-Week Range
$21.67
$30.48
Volume
5.32 million shs
Average Volume
2.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.85 billion
P/E Ratio
21.99
Dividend Yield
5.50%
Price Target
$28.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

UGI Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, distributes, stores, transports, and markets energy products and related services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: AmeriGas Propane, UGI International, Midstream & Marketing, and UGI Utilities. It distributes propane to approximately 1.3 million residential, commercial/industrial, motor fuel, agricultural, and wholesale customers through 1,400 propane distribution locations. The company distributes liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, wholesale and automobile fuel customers; and provides logistics, storage, and other services to third-party LPG distributors. In addition, it engages in the retail sale of natural gas, liquid fuels, and electricity to approximately 12,400 residential, commercial, and industrial customers at 42,000 locations. Further, the company distributes natural gas to approximately 677,000 customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania counties through its distribution system of approximately 12,500 miles of gas mains; and supplies electricity to approximately 62,600 customers in northeastern Pennsylvania through 2,560 miles of lines and 14 substations. Additionally, it operates electric generation facilities, which include coal-fired, landfill gas-fueled, solar-powered, and natural gas-fueled facilities; a natural gas liquefaction, storage, and vaporization facility; propane storage and propane-air mixing stations; and rail transshipment terminals. It manages natural gas pipeline and storage contracts; develops, owns, and operates pipelines, gathering infrastructure, and gas storage facilities. UGI Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

UGI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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61st Percentile Overall Score

UGI MarketRank™: 

UGI scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 91 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    UGI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    UGI has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about UGI's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for UGI are expected to grow by 4.70% in the coming year, from $2.98 to $3.12 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of UGI is 21.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of UGI is 21.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 95.36.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    UGI has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.07% of the outstanding shares of UGI have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    UGI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in UGI has recently increased by 44.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    UGI is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    UGI has been increasing its dividend for 36 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of UGI is 120.97%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, UGI will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.08% next year. This indicates that UGI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about UGI's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.07% of the outstanding shares of UGI have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    UGI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in UGI has recently increased by 44.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    UGI has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for UGI this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    22 people have searched for UGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 22% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added UGI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, UGI insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.42% of the stock of UGI is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.34% of the stock of UGI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about UGI's insider trading history.
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UGI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

UGI's stock was trading at $24.60 at the start of the year. Since then, UGI stock has increased by 10.9% and is now trading at $27.27.
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UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.12. The firm's revenue was down 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Shares of UGI split on Monday, September 8th 2014. The 3-2 split was announced on Tuesday, July 29th 2014. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, September 5th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of UGI: GHI Energy LLC, Columbia Midstream Group LLC, UniverGas, Totalgaz Italia, DVEP Investeringen B.V., Finagaz, 902 Gilbert Street LLC, and others.

UGI's top institutional investors include FMR LLC (4.39%), State Street Corp (4.29%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.22%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.17%). Insiders that own company stock include John L Walsh, Monica M Gaudiosi, Roger Perreault and Frank S Hermance.
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Shares of UGI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that UGI investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Broadcom (AVGO) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend
9/16/2024
Dividend Payable
10/01/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/1 Dividend
12/16/2024
Today
12/21/2024
Dividend Payable
1/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Gas & other services combined
Sub-Industry
Gas Utilities
CUSIP
90268110
Employees
4,850
Year Founded
1882

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$28.33
High Stock Price Target
$30.00
Low Stock Price Target
$27.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$269 million
Pretax Margin
4.72%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.21 billion
Cash Flow
$6.24 per share
Book Value
$20.28 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
213,796,000
Market Cap
$5.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:UGI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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