UGI (UGI) Competitors $27.27 +0.16 (+0.59%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends UGI vs. ATO, NFG, SWX, NJR, CPK, NWN, OKE, CLNE, OPAL, and MNTKShould you be buying UGI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UGI include Atmos Energy (ATO), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Southwest Gas (SWX), New Jersey Resources (NJR), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural (NWN), ONEOK (OKE), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), and Montauk Renewables (MNTK). UGI vs. Atmos Energy National Fuel Gas Southwest Gas New Jersey Resources Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural ONEOK Clean Energy Fuels OPAL Fuels Montauk Renewables Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) and UGI (NYSE:UGI) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ATO or UGI? Atmos Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UGI. Atmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UGI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtmos Energy$4.17B5.21$1.04B$6.8720.33UGI$7.21B0.81$269M$1.2421.99 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATO or UGI? Atmos Energy received 258 more outperform votes than UGI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.84% of users gave Atmos Energy an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave UGI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAtmos EnergyOutperform Votes48263.84% Underperform Votes27336.16% UGIOutperform Votes22453.72% Underperform Votes19346.28% Is ATO or UGI more profitable? Atmos Energy has a net margin of 25.04% compared to UGI's net margin of 3.73%. UGI's return on equity of 14.64% beat Atmos Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atmos Energy25.04% 8.83% 4.27% UGI 3.73%14.64%4.28% Do analysts rate ATO or UGI? Atmos Energy presently has a consensus price target of $148.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.49%. UGI has a consensus price target of $28.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.90%. Given Atmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Atmos Energy is more favorable than UGI.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70UGI 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility & risk, ATO or UGI? Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UGI has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ATO or UGI? In the previous week, UGI had 2 more articles in the media than Atmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for UGI and 11 mentions for Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat UGI's score of 0.40 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atmos Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UGI 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in ATO or UGI? 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of UGI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of UGI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ATO or UGI a better dividend stock? Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Atmos Energy pays out 50.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UGI pays out 121.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Atmos Energy has raised its dividend for 41 consecutive years and UGI has raised its dividend for 36 consecutive years. SummaryAtmos Energy beats UGI on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. It's so powerful ... so profitable ... that most people immediately assume this is just another example of Trump doing what's best for business executives. 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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 UGI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUGIGas & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.85B$11.05B$13.47B$19.18BDividend Yield5.34%3.40%4.09%3.58%P/E Ratio21.9921.4994.9541.22Price / Sales0.812.6125.9317.58Price / Cash4.3714.4518.4721.28Price / Book1.342.292.185.32Net Income$269M$568.26M$629.73M$989.67M7 Day Performance-4.48%-5.79%-1.91%-3.45%1 Month Performance9.83%-6.43%-2.55%-3.73%1 Year Performance14.77%-16.76%1.50%12.06% UGI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGIUGI3.025 of 5 stars$27.27+0.6%$28.33+3.9%+19.8%$5.85B$7.21B21.994,850Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeATOAtmos Energy4.5774 of 5 stars$141.21+0.4%$148.61+5.2%+23.5%$21.94B$4.17B20.465,260Analyst UpgradePositive NewsNFGNational Fuel Gas4.3716 of 5 stars$60.99-0.6%$69.00+13.1%+20.1%$5.54B$1.94B75.772,311Positive NewsSWXSouthwest Gas3.9355 of 5 stars$72.73-0.2%$73.50+1.1%+10.6%$5.22B$5.43B29.382,371News CoveragePositive NewsNJRNew Jersey Resources3.2798 of 5 stars$47.80+0.5%$51.00+6.7%+5.8%$4.77B$1.80B16.281,372Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities4.4231 of 5 stars$126.10-0.5%$123.00-2.5%+16.8%$2.87B$80.41B25.841,281Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural3.9932 of 5 stars$41.69-0.3%$43.50+4.3%+3.6%$1.67B$1.14B19.721,380Positive NewsOKEONEOK3.8543 of 5 stars$102.40-1.6%$101.00-1.4%+46.2%$59.82B$17.68B21.764,775Analyst DowngradePositive NewsCLNEClean Energy Fuels3.5688 of 5 stars$2.77flat$5.38+94.0%-27.7%$618.98M$413.40M-8.94500OPALOPAL Fuels2.8942 of 5 stars$3.38-2.0%$7.90+133.7%-44.7%$584.16M$306.96M19.17270News CoverageMNTKMontauk Renewables3.1857 of 5 stars$3.94-2.0%$6.00+52.3%-56.9%$564.87M$194.85M25.13151 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ATO Competitors NFG Competitors SWX Competitors NJR Competitors CPK Competitors NWN Competitors OKE Competitors CLNE Competitors OPAL Competitors MNTK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:UGI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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