UGI (NYSE:UGI) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

UGI (NYSE:UGI) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.750-2.900 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.030. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UGI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $40.00 price objective (down from $45.00) on shares of UGI in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of UGI in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UGI currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.00.

UGI Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:UGI traded up $0.73 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $33.05. 120,108 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,915,854. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $36.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.98. UGI has a 12 month low of $31.62 and a 12 month high of $41.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.59 and a beta of 0.96. 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 (NYSE:UGI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.11 by ($0.02). UGI had a net margin of 8.71% and a return on equity of 14.18%. The business had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.21 EPS. UGI’s quarterly revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. UGI has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.750-2.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that UGI will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is 55.35%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Jean Felix Tematio sold 12,840 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.07, for a total transaction of $488,818.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $264,662.64. This trade represents a 64.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UGI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in UGI by 34,940.4% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,576,169 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $93,824,000 after buying an additional 2,568,817 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of UGI by 14.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 930,787 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,781,000 after buying an additional 116,372 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 115,409 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 6,649 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake 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 during the period. 82.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.