Zacks Research Comments on UGI’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:UGI)

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of UGI in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $3.10 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.21. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s FY2027 earnings at $3.31 EPS.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The utilities provider reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.44) by $0.21. UGI had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 9.30%.The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($1.27) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on UGI. Wall Street Zen cut UGI from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of UGI in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of UGI in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.00.

UGI Price Performance

UGI stock opened at $38.17 on Friday. UGI has a 1 year low of $26.73 and a 1 year high of $39.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market cap of $8.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.27 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.10.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.23%.

Insider Buying and Selling at UGI

In other news, insider Joseph L. Hartz sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.68, for a total value of $580,200.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 33,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,295,470.56. This represents a 30.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UGI

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in UGI by 34,940.4% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,576,169 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $93,824,000 after buying an additional 2,568,817 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its position in UGI by 170.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,470,299 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $89,968,000 after acquiring an additional 1,556,273 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in shares of UGI by 91.5% in the first quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,987,818 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $98,807,000 after purchasing an additional 1,427,553 shares in the last quarter. HG Vora Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of UGI during the first quarter valued at $33,070,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of UGI during the first quarter valued at about $20,988,000. Institutional investors own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

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.