Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of UGI Q4 Earnings

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UGI in a report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of ($0.25) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.22). The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $2.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on UGI in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho upgraded shares of UGI from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $27.00 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of UGI from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.33.

UGI Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of UGI stock opened at $27.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.80. UGI has a 52-week low of $21.67 and a 52-week high of $30.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.82 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.63.

UGI Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.53%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 120.97%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UGI. Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in shares of UGI by 99.7% during the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,198 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 598 shares in the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners increased its holdings in shares of UGI by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,274 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 637 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of UGI during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in UGI during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of UGI in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 82.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.