Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for UGI Earnings

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for UGI in a research report issued on Thursday, December 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Mizuho upgraded UGI from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $27.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of UGI from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of UGI in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.33.

UGI Stock Up 2.2 %

UGI stock opened at $28.32 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.44 and its two-hundred day simple 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 fifty-two week low of $21.51 and a fifty-two week high of $30.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.80.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 120.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UGI

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Easterly Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of UGI by 0.8% in the third quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 59,238 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,482,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of UGI by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 110,875 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,774,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in UGI by 7.2% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,885 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $197,000 after buying an additional 531 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in UGI by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 22,034 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 541 shares in the last quarter. Finally, V2 Financial group LLC raised its holdings in shares of UGI by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. V2 Financial group LLC now owns 13,966 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $349,000 after buying an additional 567 shares during the period. 82.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.