UGI (UGI) Competitors $32.38 +0.23 (+0.73%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.40 +0.02 (+0.06%) As of 10/17/2025 07:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UGI vs. MDU, NJR, NFG, SWX, CPK, NWN, OKE, ATO, SR, and OGSShould you be buying UGI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UGI include MDU Resources Group (MDU), NewJersey Resources (NJR), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Southwest Gas (SWX), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), ONEOK (OKE), Atmos Energy (ATO), Spire (SR), and ONE Gas (OGS). UGI vs. Its Competitors MDU Resources Group NewJersey Resources National Fuel Gas Southwest Gas Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural Gas ONEOK Atmos Energy Spire ONE Gas MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) and UGI (NYSE:UGI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings. Is MDU or UGI a better dividend stock? MDU Resources Group pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. MDU Resources Group pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UGI pays out 78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MDU Resources Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and UGI has increased its dividend for 37 consecutive years. UGI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer MDU or UGI? In the previous week, MDU Resources Group had 4 more articles in the media than UGI. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for MDU Resources Group and 7 mentions for UGI. MDU Resources Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat UGI's score of 0.41 indicating that MDU Resources Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MDU Resources Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UGI 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, MDU or UGI? MDU Resources Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UGI has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in MDU or UGI? 71.4% of MDU Resources Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of UGI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of MDU Resources Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of UGI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend MDU or UGI? MDU Resources Group presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.86%. UGI has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.45%. Given UGI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UGI is more favorable than MDU Resources Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MDU Resources Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29UGI 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MDU or UGI? MDU Resources Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UGI. UGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MDU Resources Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMDU Resources Group$1.76B2.23$281.11M$1.0618.08UGI$7.33B0.95$269M$1.9017.04 Is MDU or UGI more profitable? MDU Resources Group has a net margin of 8.25% compared to UGI's net margin of 5.70%. UGI's return on equity of 15.73% beat MDU Resources Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MDU Resources Group8.25% 8.29% 3.20% UGI 5.70%15.73%4.81% SummaryUGI beats MDU Resources Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get UGI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UGI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UGI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUGIUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.91B$10.98B$16.96B$21.75BDividend Yield4.61%3.56%4.59%3.62%P/E Ratio17.0413.4758.1632.43Price / Sales0.952.4132.3458.82Price / Cash4.929.8619.3324.38Price / Book1.601.652.294.59Net Income$269M$565.00M$748.50M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.87%1.92%1.34%1.31%1 Month Performance-1.87%5.00%8.87%-1.47%1 Year Performance28.00%10.26%55.04%9.54% UGI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGIUGI3.1567 of 5 stars$32.38+0.7%$33.50+3.4%+30.3%$6.91B$7.33B17.044,850MDUMDU Resources Group4.1296 of 5 stars$18.91+0.8%$18.67-1.3%-34.2%$3.86B$1.85B17.8411,000News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeNJRNewJersey Resources3.4819 of 5 stars$45.17-1.2%$51.43+13.9%-0.7%$4.54B$1.80B11.041,372NFGNational Fuel Gas4.6535 of 5 stars$84.83+0.1%$98.00+15.5%+37.3%$7.67B$2.18B31.892,311News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSWXSouthwest Gas4.1887 of 5 stars$77.22-1.8%$82.33+6.6%+4.6%$5.56B$4.77B28.812,435CPKChesapeake Utilities4.0585 of 5 stars$134.81-2.0%$124.50-7.6%+9.5%$3.17B$83.31B24.031,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNWNNorthwest Natural Gas3.8809 of 5 stars$43.87-1.7%$48.00+9.4%+13.3%$1.77B$1.15B17.341,452Insider TradeOKEONEOK4.7457 of 5 stars$69.60+0.7%$98.69+41.8%-29.4%$43.83B$21.70B13.575,177Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementATOAtmos Energy4.3595 of 5 stars$175.58-0.5%$164.70-6.2%+22.7%$28.18B$4.17B24.125,260News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSRSpire3.4169 of 5 stars$82.81+0.6%$81.36-1.7%+34.0%$4.89B$2.59B17.893,475OGSONE Gas3.1269 of 5 stars$79.73-0.9%$78.06-2.1%+10.1%$4.78B$2.33B19.033,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MDU Competitors NJR Competitors NFG Competitors SWX Competitors CPK Competitors NWN Competitors OKE Competitors ATO Competitors SR Competitors OGS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UGI) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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