Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for UGI Q1 Earnings

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for UGI in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price 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. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on UGI in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Mizuho upgraded UGI from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $27.00 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.33.

UGI Stock Performance

UGI stock opened at $28.55 on Monday. UGI has a one year low of $21.51 and a one year high of $30.48. The firm has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.43.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a $0.375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.25%. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 120.97%.

Institutional Trading of UGI

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of UGI by 99.7% in the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,198 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 598 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in UGI in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Concord Wealth Partners lifted its position in shares of UGI by 100.0% in the third quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,274 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 637 shares in the last quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in UGI during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in UGI during the second quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

About UGI

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.