UGI (UGI) Competitors

UGI (NYSE:UGI) and Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to UGI or ATO?

In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 8 more articles in the media than UGI. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Atmos Energy and 18 mentions for UGI. UGI's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Atmos Energy's score of 1.30 indicating that UGI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UGI	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atmos Energy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UGI or ATO more profitable?

Atmos Energy has a net margin of 25.90% compared to UGI's net margin of 7.73%. UGI's return on equity of 15.19% beat Atmos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UGI	7.73%	15.19%	4.54%
Atmos Energy	25.90%	8.89%	4.31%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in UGI or ATO?

82.3% of UGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of UGI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer UGI or ATO?

UGI currently has a consensus price target of $28.33, suggesting a potential downside of 13.59%. Atmos Energy has a consensus price target of $154.28, suggesting a potential downside of 3.94%. Given Atmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Atmos Energy is more favorable than UGI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UGI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Atmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, UGI or ATO?

Atmos Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than UGI. UGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UGI	$7.12B	0.99	$269M	$2.54	12.91
Atmos Energy	$4.18B	6.09	$1.04B	$7.02	22.88

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UGI or ATO?

Atmos Energy received 262 more outperform votes than UGI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.78% of users gave Atmos Energy an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave UGI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UGI	Outperform Votes 224 53.72%	Underperform Votes 193 46.28%
Atmos Energy	Outperform Votes 486 63.78%	Underperform Votes 276 36.22%

Which has more volatility and risk, UGI or ATO?

UGI has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UGI or ATO a better dividend stock?

UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. UGI pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atmos Energy pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. UGI has increased its dividend for 37 consecutive years and Atmos Energy has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years.

Summary

Atmos Energy beats UGI on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.