Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for UGI Earnings

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UGI in a research note issued on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

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

UGI Stock Performance

UGI opened at $28.38 on Monday. UGI has a 1-year low of $21.67 and a 1-year high of $30.48. The company has a market cap of $6.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.89 and a beta of 1.21. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $26.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.06. 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 Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of UGI. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its holdings in UGI by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 18,843 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $532,000 after purchasing an additional 3,847 shares during the period. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of UGI during the 4th quarter worth $593,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in UGI by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,825 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $221,000 after acquiring an additional 1,505 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in UGI by 35.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,227,732 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,718,000 after acquiring an additional 318,655 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama increased its stake in shares of UGI by 0.4% in the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 495,196 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $12,390,000 after purchasing an additional 2,071 shares in the last quarter. 82.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were given a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.29%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is 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.