Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of UGI FY2026 Earnings

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for UGI in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $2.89 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.08. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $2.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.54 EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on UGI in a research note on Monday, May 11th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $46.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $40.00 price objective (down from $45.00) on shares of UGI in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of UGI in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.33.

UGI Stock Performance

UGI stock opened at $35.17 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.34 and a beta of 0.96. UGI has a 1 year low of $31.62 and a 1 year high of $41.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $36.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.07.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.08 billion. UGI had a net margin of 8.71% and a return on equity of 13.81%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.21 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UGI

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UGI. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of UGI by 9.2% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 78,715 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,603,000 after purchasing an additional 6,649 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in UGI by 14.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 930,787 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,781,000 after acquiring an additional 116,372 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in UGI by 17.2% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 785,327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,971,000 after acquiring an additional 115,409 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in UGI by 92.6% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 22,584 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $747,000 after acquiring an additional 10,861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its position in UGI by 15.6% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 28,359 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,033,000 after acquiring an additional 3,825 shares in the last quarter. 82.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. UGI’s payout ratio is currently 52.63%.

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.