Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for UGI Q1 Earnings

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for UGI in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.22 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.24. 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 $2.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.30 EPS.

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

UGI Stock Up 0.6 %

UGI stock opened at $27.27 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.99 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $26.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.64. UGI has a 12 month low of $21.67 and a 12 month high of $30.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Institutional Trading of UGI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in shares of UGI by 33.0% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 203,313 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,087,000 after acquiring an additional 50,485 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in UGI by 2,402.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 26,046 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $652,000 after purchasing an additional 25,005 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 2,786,878 shares during the period. Commerce Bank acquired a new position in UGI during the third quarter worth $645,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of UGI by 945.9% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 51,280 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,283,000 after buying an additional 46,377 shares during the period. 82.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.