UGI (NYSE:UGI) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

UGI (NYSE:UGI) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.900-3.15 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.190. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered UGI from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UGI in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of UGI in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of UGI to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.00.

UGI Stock Performance

NYSE UGI opened at $37.61 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $33.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.78. The firm has a market cap of $8.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.79 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.56. UGI has a 1 year low of $25.11 and a 1 year high of $37.78.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The utilities provider reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.44) by $0.21. UGI had a net margin of 5.70% and a return on equity of 15.73%. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($1.27) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. UGI has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.900-3.15 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that UGI will post 3.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UGI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a $0.375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 78.95%.

Institutional Trading of UGI

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

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.