
UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of UGI in a report issued on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $2.89 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast 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.
UGI (NYSE:UGI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.11 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.08 billion. UGI had a return on equity of 13.81% and a net margin of 8.71%.The company’s revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.21 earnings per share.
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UGI Trading Down 1.9%
Shares of UGI stock opened at $35.17 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $7.54 billion, a P/E 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 company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $36.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.07.
UGI Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. UGI’s payout ratio is currently 52.63%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On UGI
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UGI. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in UGI by 34,940.4% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,576,169 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $93,824,000 after purchasing an additional 2,568,817 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 116,372 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 115,409 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in UGI in the fourth quarter worth $2,708,000. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL boosted its holdings in UGI by 234.1% in the third quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 95,545 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,178,000 after purchasing an additional 66,946 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.34% of the company’s stock.
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.
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