UGI (NYSE:UGI) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• UGI has issued FY 2025 earnings guidance with an EPS estimate of 3.150, slightly below the consensus estimate of 3.160.
• The company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.39 billion, missing analyst estimates of $1.77 billion, but showed a 1.0% increase compared to the same period last year.
• UGI declared a quarterly dividend of $0.375, representing a 4.1% dividend yield, with a payout ratio of 61.73%.

UGI (NYSE:UGI - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.150-3.150 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.160. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered UGI from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Mizuho boosted their target price on UGI from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th.

UGI Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE UGI traded down $0.36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $35.10. The company had a trading volume of 1,549,631 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,474,302. UGI has a one year low of $23.09 and a one year high of $37.42. The stock has a market cap of $7.53 billion, a PE ratio of 18.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $35.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.99.

UGI (NYSE:UGI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.11. UGI had a return on equity of 15.92% and a net margin of 5.70%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.77 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.06 EPS. UGI's revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that UGI will post 3.02 earnings per share for the current year.

UGI Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. UGI's dividend payout ratio is 78.95%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of UGI by 14.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 930,787 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $30,781,000 after acquiring an additional 116,372 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of UGI by 17.2% during the 1st 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 acquiring an additional 115,409 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of UGI by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 78,715 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,603,000 after acquiring an additional 6,649 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of UGI by 92.6% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 22,584 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $747,000 after acquiring an additional 10,861 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.34% of the company's stock.

UGI Company Profile

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.