UGI (UGI) Competitors $36.02 +0.18 (+0.51%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.78 -0.24 (-0.67%) As of 07/25/2025 06:25 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, ATO, NFG, SWX, CPK, NWN, OKE, 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), Atmos Energy (ATO), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Southwest Gas (SWX), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), ONEOK (OKE), Spire (SR), and ONE Gas (OGS). UGI vs. Its Competitors MDU Resources Group NewJersey Resources Atmos Energy National Fuel Gas Southwest Gas Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural Gas ONEOK Spire ONE Gas UGI (NYSE:UGI) and MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability. Is UGI or MDU a better dividend stock? UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. MDU Resources Group pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. UGI pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MDU Resources Group pays out 40.3% 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 raised its dividend for 37 consecutive years and MDU Resources Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. UGI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer UGI or MDU? In the previous week, UGI had 15 more articles in the media than MDU Resources Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for UGI and 4 mentions for MDU Resources Group. MDU Resources Group's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat UGI's score of 1.34 indicating that MDU Resources Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UGI 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MDU Resources Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, UGI or MDU? UGI has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDU Resources Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, UGI or MDU? MDU Resources Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than UGI. MDU Resources Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UGI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUGI$7.21B1.07$269M$2.4314.82MDU Resources Group$1.76B1.98$281.11M$1.2913.20 Is UGI or MDU more profitable? MDU Resources Group has a net margin of 7.93% compared to UGI's net margin of 7.28%. UGI's return on equity of 16.21% beat MDU Resources Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UGI7.28% 16.21% 4.93% MDU Resources Group 7.93%9.86%3.77% Do analysts prefer UGI or MDU? UGI presently has a consensus price target of $31.33, suggesting a potential downside of 13.02%. MDU Resources Group has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.73%. Given MDU Resources Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MDU Resources Group 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) 2.67MDU Resources Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UGI or MDU? 82.3% of UGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of MDU Resources Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of UGI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of MDU Resources Group shares are owned 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. SummaryUGI beats MDU Resources Group on 10 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UGI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$7.69B$10.24B$16.14B$21.10BDividend Yield4.19%3.78%5.31%3.59%P/E Ratio14.8211.9420.3628.44Price / Sales1.072.27207.9458.59Price / Cash5.489.3419.0922.92Price / Book1.781.542.164.69Net Income$269M$565.00M$751.46M$995.51M7 Day Performance-0.88%0.10%0.90%1.65%1 Month Performance-0.09%2.69%22.52%4.54%1 Year Performance46.13%5.98%174.89%9.99% UGI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGIUGI4.3246 of 5 stars$36.02+0.5%$31.33-13.0%+47.1%$7.69B$7.21B14.824,850Positive NewsMDUMDU Resources Group3.6653 of 5 stars$16.82+1.6%$18.00+7.0%-36.2%$3.43B$1.76B13.0311,000Positive NewsNJRNewJersey Resources3.314 of 5 stars$46.21+1.0%$51.29+11.0%-1.4%$4.64B$2.07B11.211,372Positive NewsATOAtmos Energy4.2237 of 5 stars$155.45+0.8%$156.95+1.0%+25.7%$24.70B$4.49B21.605,260Positive NewsNFGNational Fuel Gas4.4562 of 5 stars$83.84+1.2%$88.00+5.0%+50.8%$7.58B$1.94B194.992,311News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSWXSouthwest Gas3.1511 of 5 stars$77.46+0.5%$77.25-0.3%+5.1%$5.57B$5.11B24.912,435Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities3.8428 of 5 stars$123.76+0.4%$126.50+2.2%+3.2%$2.89B$787.20M22.891,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.064 of 5 stars$42.15+1.6%$46.33+9.9%+1.2%$1.70B$1.21B16.721,452Insider TradeOKEONEOK4.945 of 5 stars$81.53+0.2%$103.14+26.5%+0.1%$51.31B$21.70B15.925,177Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSRSpire3.7758 of 5 stars$75.85+1.9%$77.40+2.0%+13.8%$4.47B$2.43B18.673,475Positive NewsOGSONE Gas2.8694 of 5 stars$73.93+1.1%$77.64+5.0%+5.5%$4.43B$2.08B17.863,900News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MDU Competitors NJR Competitors ATO Competitors NFG Competitors SWX Competitors CPK Competitors NWN Competitors OKE 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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