Zacks Research Comments on UGI’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:UGI)

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for UGI in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($0.25) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.22). The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $2.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS.

UGI has been the topic of several other reports. Mizuho upgraded shares of UGI from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $27.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of UGI in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on UGI from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $28.33.

UGI Price Performance

Shares of UGI stock opened at $27.27 on Friday. UGI has a 12 month low of $21.67 and a 12 month high of $30.48. The company has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.99 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $26.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.64. 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

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 2,786,878 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in UGI by 33.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,762,970 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $127,246,000 after acquiring an additional 1,202,938 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of UGI by 28.7% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,537,729 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $81,014,000 after acquiring an additional 788,457 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of UGI by 13.3% in the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,024,750 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $69,267,000 after purchasing an additional 356,200 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of UGI by 47.7% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,503,214 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $62,630,000 after buying an additional 808,113 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

UGI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid 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 yield of 5.50%. UGI’s payout ratio 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.