Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for UGI Earnings

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for UGI in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($0.17) for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.61). The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.34) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.27) EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.53 EPS.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by ($0.24). UGI had a net margin of 8.17% and a return on equity of 14.46%. The business had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.37 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on UGI. UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating on shares of UGI in a report on Monday, December 15th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of UGI from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Wall Street Zen cut UGI from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. Weiss Ratings raised UGI from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of UGI in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UGI currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.50.

UGI Stock Performance

Shares of UGI stock opened at $37.41 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. UGI has a 52 week low of $29.03 and a 52 week high of $41.34. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $38.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 1.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UGI. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its position in UGI by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 3,559 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank increased its position in UGI by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 98,812 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,599,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of UGI by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,544 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of UGI by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,178 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $305,000 after buying an additional 661 shares during the period. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in shares of UGI by 103.8% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 1,345 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. 82.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at UGI

In other news, CAO Jean Felix Tematio sold 12,840 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.07, for a total transaction of $488,818.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 6,952 shares in the company, valued at $264,662.64. This represents a 64.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Joseph L. Hartz sold 5,000 shares of UGI stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.45, for a total transaction of $192,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 33,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,287,767.40. This trade represents a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.35%.

Key UGI News

Here are the key news stories impacting UGI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Customer bills are increasing next month, which should raise near‑term cash flow and revenue for UGI’s regulated gas business. UGI gas bills go up Sunday – here’s what to expect
• Neutral Sentiment: Company messaging frames the upcoming bill increases as smaller than they could have been — a mixed signal: revenue rises but regulatory moderation limits upside and reduces volatility that might have hit customers/PR. UGI bills will rise next month, but the company claims it could have been worse
• Negative Sentiment: Pennsylvania regulators have suspended and restructured UGI’s rate case, creating timing and recovery uncertainty that could delay rate relief and compress near‑term margins for the utility segment. What UGI (UGI)’s Pa. Rate Case Suspension and Restructuring Shift Means For Shareholders
• Negative Sentiment: Regulators capped the pass‑through increase UGI can collect for gas supply costs, limiting the company’s ability to fully recover higher commodity costs and potentially pressuring margins or requiring catch‑ups later. Regulators cap UGI gas supply cost increase, company says
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut Q1 and near‑term EPS estimates for UGI (multiple downward revisions to Q1, Q2 and FY forecasts). Analyst downgrades reduce near‑term earnings expectations and can weigh on the stock until guidance or results show recovery.

UGI Company Profile

UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) is a publicly traded energy distribution company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882 as the United Gas Improvement Company, UGI has grown into a diversified provider of energy products and services. The company’s operations are organized into three primary segments—AmeriGas Propane, UGI Utilities and UGI International—each focused on the delivery of propane, natural gas and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

AmeriGas Propane, UGI’s largest segment, is the leading retail propane distributor in the United States with a network of dealers serving customers in all 50 states.