Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for UGI Earnings

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI - Free Report) - Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for UGI in a report issued on Thursday, December 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.24 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.28. The consensus estimate for UGI's current full-year earnings is $3.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.38 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of UGI from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Mizuho upgraded shares of UGI from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $27.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on UGI in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $28.00 price objective on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, UGI has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $28.33.

UGI Stock Up 2.2 %

UGI traded up $0.60 on Monday, hitting $28.32. 2,351,545 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,229,765. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.80. The stock's fifty day moving average is $25.44 and its 200-day moving average is $24.43. The company has a market cap of $6.08 billion, a PE ratio of 22.84 and a beta of 1.21. UGI has a 12 month low of $21.51 and a 12 month high of $30.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of UGI by 42.0% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,418,865 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $235,660,000 after purchasing an additional 2,786,878 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in UGI in the second quarter valued at about $53,371,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in UGI by 33.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,762,970 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $127,246,000 after acquiring an additional 1,202,938 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in UGI by 84.9% during the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,445,010 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $55,991,000 after acquiring an additional 1,122,766 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of UGI by 112.7% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,025,457 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $46,383,000 after acquiring an additional 1,073,013 shares during the last quarter. 82.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. UGI's dividend payout ratio is currently 120.97%.

UGI Company Profile

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.