UGI (UGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

UGI Corporation is a diversified energy company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Through its subsidiaries, the company distributes and markets natural gas, propane, electricity and related energy products to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers.

UGI Utilities operates regulated natural gas and electric distribution businesses in Pennsylvania and provides natural gas, electric and related services to customers in the region. The company also owns AmeriGas, one of the largest retail propane distributors in the United States, serving households, businesses, agricultural customers and other end users through a nationwide distribution network.

UGI has additional energy operations in Europe through its international LPG businesses and participates in energy marketing, midstream and related activities. The company traces its origins to 1882, when it was established as the United Gas Improvement Company. Its businesses are led by a corporate management team under the oversight of a board of directors.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.55 to $38.88
• 50-Day Range: $33.95 to $38.59
• 52-Week Range: $31.65 to $41.34
• Volume: 1.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.86
• Dividend Yield: 3.90%
• Price Target: $45.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

UGI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UGI scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 98 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

UGI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

UGI has a consensus price target of $45.80, representing about 19.1% upside from its current price of $38.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

UGI has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for UGI are expected to grow by 13.88% in the coming year, from $2.81 to $3.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UGI is 12.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UGI is 12.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.66.

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: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.46% 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 5.51.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UGI has recently decreased by 9.93%, 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 3.90%, 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 50.17%. 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 46.88% next year. This indicates that UGI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

UGI has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for UGI this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for UGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -54% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added UGI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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

0.57% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UGI
• CIK: 884614
• Web: www.ugicorp.com
• Phone: (610) 337-1000
• Fax: 610-992-3259
• Employees: 4,600
• Year Founded: 1882

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for UGI: $45.80
• High Price Target: $54.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.69
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $678 million
• Net Margins: 9.20%
• Pretax Margin: 10.46%
• Return on Equity: 12.80%
• Return on Assets: 4.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.13
• Cash Flow: $6.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.41
• Book Value: $22.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 214,490,000
• Free Float: 213,272,000
• Market Cap: $8.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93