UGI (UGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

UGI Corporation, founded in 1882 and headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is a diversified energy distribution company serving residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers. The company operates through three primary segments—AmeriGas Propane, UGI International, and Midstream & Marketing—offering a comprehensive portfolio of propane and natural gas products and services across multiple geographies.

AmeriGas Propane is the largest retail propane distributor in the United States, supplying propane for home heating, cooking, farm irrigation, industrial processes and motor fuel applications. The segment maintains an extensive network of over 1,900 distribution locations, cylinder exchange sites and delivery routes, providing customers with tank installation, appliance maintenance, safety inspections and emergency delivery services.

UGI International delivers liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to end users in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, and operates utility gas and electricity distribution networks in Eastern Europe. Through a combination of cylinder depots, bulk terminals and pipeline infrastructure, this segment supplies propane, butane and LPG blends to households, retail outlets, hospitality businesses and industrial facilities.

The Midstream & Marketing segment purchases, stores, transports and markets natural gas and associated liquids in the United States. Leveraging underground storage facilities, pipeline interests and power generation assets, it provides transportation, storage and asset management services to utilities, municipalities, industrial customers and wholesale energy providers. Under the leadership of President and CEO John W. Walsh, UGI emphasizes safety, operational efficiency and strategic investment in infrastructure and emerging energy technologies to support long-term growth.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.85 to $35.40
• 50-Day Range: $32.67 to $36.59
• 52-Week Range: $22.01 to $36.74
• Volume: 1.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.47
• Dividend Yield: 4.27%
• Price Target: $31.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

UGI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UGI scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

UGI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

UGI has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for UGI are expected to grow by 2.32% in the coming year, from $3.02 to $3.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UGI is 14.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UGI is 14.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

UGI has a PEG Ratio of 2.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

UGI has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.07% of the float of UGI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UGI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UGI has recently increased by 8.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

UGI is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.24%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

UGI has been increasing its dividend for 37 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of UGI is 61.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, UGI will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.54% next year. This indicates that UGI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -9.80

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.07% of the float of UGI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UGI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UGI has recently increased by 8.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

UGI has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for UGI this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for UGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added UGI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, UGI insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.73% of the stock of UGI is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.34% of the stock of UGI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

UGI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UGI shares performed this year?

UGI's stock was trading at $28.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UGI shares have increased by 24.5% and is now trading at $35.16.

How were UGI's earnings last quarter?

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $2.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.41. The company's revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did UGI's stock split?

Shares of UGI split on the morning of Monday, September 8th 2014.The 3-2 split was announced on Tuesday, July 29th 2014. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, September 5th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

Does UGI have any subsidiaries?

UGI subsidiaries include these companies: GHI Energy LLC, Columbia Midstream Group LLC, UniverGas, Totalgaz Italia, DVEP Investeringen B.V., Finagaz, 902 Gilbert Street LLC, and more.

How do I buy shares of UGI?

Shares of UGI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of UGI own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that UGI investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Broadcom (AVGO) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - GAS DISTR
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UGI
• CIK: 884614
• Web: www.ugicorp.com
• Phone: (610) 337-1000
• Fax: 610-992-3259
• Employees: 4,850
• Year Founded: 1882

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $31.33
• High Stock Price Target: $39.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.64
• P/E Growth: 2.18
• Net Income: $269 million
• Net Margins: 7.28%
• Pretax Margin: 8.23%
• Return on Equity: 16.21%
• Return on Assets: 4.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.31
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.05
• Cash Flow: $6.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.41
• Book Value: $20.28 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 214,440,000
• Free Float: 212,876,000
• Market Cap: $7.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05