What is Zacks Research's Forecast for UGI FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for UGI Corporation to $3.13, up from $3.10, maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• UGI's recent quarter saw a reported earnings per share of (0.01), exceeding analysts' expectations, but the revenue was lower than anticipated at $1.39 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.375 per share, with a yield of 4.3%, reflecting a payout ratio of 78.95%.

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of UGI in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $3.13 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.10. Zacks Research has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for UGI's current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of UGI from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of UGI from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $31.33.

UGI Price Performance

UGI opened at $35.03 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company has a market cap of $7.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.34. UGI has a 12-month low of $23.14 and a 12-month high of $37.42.

UGI (NYSE:UGI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.11. UGI had a return on equity of 15.73% and a net margin of 5.70%.The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.77 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.06 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

UGI Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of UGI

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. CX Institutional purchased a new position in UGI in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of UGI during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in UGI by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,395 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares during the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in UGI in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in UGI during the 1st quarter valued at $51,000. 82.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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