Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for UGI Q3 Earnings

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of UGI in a research note issued 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 estimate 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.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on UGI. UBS Group reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of UGI in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of UGI from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of UGI from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of UGI in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on UGI from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, UGI has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.50.

UGI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:UGI opened at $37.11 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $38.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.00. 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 twelve month low of $29.03 and a twelve month high of $41.34.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by ($0.24). The firm had revenue of $2.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.49 billion. UGI had a net margin of 8.17% and a return on equity of 14.46%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.37 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UGI. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of UGI in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Bare Financial Services Inc grew its stake in UGI by 103.8% during the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 1,345 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 685 shares during the last quarter. Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of UGI during the fourth quarter worth approximately $65,000. Colonial Trust Co SC acquired a new stake in shares of UGI during the fourth quarter worth approximately $75,000. Finally, Horizon Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of UGI in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $93,000. 82.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at UGI

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

UGI Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is 55.35%.

About UGI

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.