UGI vs. MDU, NJR, ATO, NFG, SWX, CPK, NWN, OKE, OGS, and SR
Should 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), ONE Gas (OGS), and Spire (SR).
UGI vs. Its Competitors
MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) and UGI (NYSE:UGI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.
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.
In the previous week, UGI had 5 more articles in the media than MDU Resources Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for UGI and 3 mentions for MDU Resources Group. MDU Resources Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat UGI's score of 0.44 indicating that MDU Resources Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MDU Resources Group has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UGI has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MDU Resources Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
MDU Resources Group pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and UGI has raised its dividend for 37 consecutive years. UGI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
71.4% of MDU Resources Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of UGI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of MDU Resources Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of UGI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
MDU Resources Group currently has a consensus price target of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.55%. UGI has a consensus price target of $31.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.91%. Given MDU Resources Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MDU Resources Group is more favorable than UGI.
Summary
UGI beats MDU Resources Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UGI) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff