Brokers Issue Forecasts for UGI’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:UGI)

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of UGI in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.17. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s FY2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS.

UGI has been the subject of several other reports. Mizuho upgraded UGI from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $27.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on UGI in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price target for the company.

UGI Trading Up 2.8 %

UGI stock opened at $34.16 on Thursday. UGI has a 52-week low of $22.01 and a 52-week high of $34.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $30.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.09.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.16. UGI had a net margin of 7.73% and a return on equity of 15.19%.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.39%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 59.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of UGI by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 44,073 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,103,000 after purchasing an additional 1,496 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in UGI by 64.2% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,311 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 1,295 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in UGI by 10.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 160,451 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,014,000 after acquiring an additional 15,527 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in UGI by 945.9% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 51,280 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,283,000 after acquiring an additional 46,377 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in UGI by 2,402.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 26,046 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $652,000 after acquiring an additional 25,005 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

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.