Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for UGI

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of UGI in a report released on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.22. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $2.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s FY2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

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

UGI Price Performance

NYSE:UGI opened at $28.01 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.59 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.02. UGI has a 1 year low of $21.67 and a 1 year high of $30.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UGI

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

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.36%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.