UGI (UGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company distributes liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, wholesale and automobile fuel customers; and provides logistics, storage, and other services to third-party LPG distributors. In addition, it engages in the retail sale of natural gas, liquid fuels, and electricity to approximately 12,400 residential, commercial, and industrial customers at 42,000 locations. Further, the company distributes natural gas to approximately 677,000 customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania counties through its distribution system of approximately 12,500 miles of gas mains; and supplies electricity to approximately 62,600 customers in northeastern Pennsylvania through 2,560 miles of lines and 14 substations. Additionally, it operates electric generation facilities, which include coal-fired, landfill gas-fueled, solar-powered, and natural gas-fueled facilities; a natural gas liquefaction, storage, and vaporization facility; propane storage and propane-air mixing stations; and rail transshipment terminals. It manages natural gas pipeline and storage contracts; develops, owns, and operates pipelines, gathering infrastructure, and gas storage facilities. UGI Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.79 to $36.25
• 50-Day Range: $30.07 to $36.13
• 52-Week Range: $22.01 to $36.35
• Volume: 1.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.22
• Dividend Yield: 4.15%
• Price Target: $31.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

UGI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UGI scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 91 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 14.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UGI is 14.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

UGI has a PEG Ratio of 2.26. 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 1.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.35% of the outstanding shares of UGI have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UGI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UGI has recently decreased by 5.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

UGI is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.21%, 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: -9.82

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.35% of the outstanding shares of UGI have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UGI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UGI has recently decreased by 5.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

UGI has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for UGI this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for UGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added UGI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% 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 stock has increased by 28.0% and is now trading at $36.13.
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How were UGI's earnings last quarter?

UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $2.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.41. UGI's quarterly revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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When did UGI's stock split?

UGI shares split before market open on Monday, September 8th 2014. The 3-2 split was announced on Tuesday, July 29th 2014. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell 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.

Who are UGI's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of UGI include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.48%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (3.17%), Northern Trust Corp (1.92%) and LSV Asset Management (1.88%). Insiders that own company stock include Monica M Gaudiosi, Roger Perreault and Michael Sharp.
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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

• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Today: 5/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas & other services combined
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UGI
• CIK: 884614
• Web: www.ugicorp.com
• Phone: (610) 337-1000
• Fax: 610-992-3259
• Employees: 4,700
• 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: -13.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.96
• P/E Growth: 2.26
• Net Income: $269 million
• Net Margins: 7.73%
• Pretax Margin: 8.95%
• Return on Equity: 15.19%
• Return on Assets: 4.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.44
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.06
• Cash Flow: $7.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.01
• Book Value: $21.36 per share
• Price / Book: 1.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 214,441,000
• Free Float: 213,245,000
• Market Cap: $7.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05