Zacks Research Comments on UGI’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:UGI)

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of UGI in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.06. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.09 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UGI in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised UGI from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.50.

UGI Stock Down 1.2%

UGI stock opened at $33.20 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $33.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.47 and a beta of 1.06. UGI has a fifty-two week low of $23.14 and a fifty-two week high of $37.42.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.03 billion for the quarter. UGI had a net margin of 5.70% and a return on equity of 15.73%.

UGI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is presently 78.95%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UGI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in UGI by 34,940.4% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,576,169 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $93,824,000 after purchasing an additional 2,568,817 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its holdings in UGI by 170.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,470,299 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $89,968,000 after purchasing an additional 1,556,273 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC increased its holdings in UGI by 91.5% during the 1st quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,987,818 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $98,807,000 after purchasing an additional 1,427,553 shares in the last quarter. HG Vora Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in UGI during the 1st quarter valued at $33,070,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in UGI during the 1st quarter valued at $20,988,000. Institutional investors own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

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.