UGI (UGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) is an energy company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882, the company operates through businesses that distribute and market natural gas, electricity, propane and other energy products.

Through UGI Utilities, the company provides regulated natural gas and electric service to customers in parts of Pennsylvania and regulated natural gas service in parts of Maryland. UGI also operates energy marketing, midstream and storage businesses that supply natural gas and related services to residential, commercial, industrial and wholesale customers.

UGI is also involved in propane distribution through AmeriGas, which serves customers across the United States, and through international propane operations serving customers in parts of Europe. Its propane businesses provide fuel for heating, cooking, transportation and commercial applications, along with related delivery and equipment services.

Robert C. Flexon serves as UGI Corporation’s president and chief executive officer. The company’s operations span regulated utility services, retail energy distribution and wholesale energy activities across the United States and selected European markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.66 to $38.05
• 50-Day Range: $33.95 to $38.59
• 52-Week Range: $31.62 to $41.34
• Volume: 4.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.83 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.61
• Dividend Yield: 3.98%
• Price Target: $45.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

UGI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UGI scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 96 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: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

UGI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

UGI has a consensus price target of $45.75, representing about 21.4% upside from its current price of $37.70.

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: 13.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for UGI are expected to grow by 13.12% in the coming year, from $2.82 to $3.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UGI is 12.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UGI is 12.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

UGI has a P/B Ratio of 1.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.92% 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 3.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UGI has recently decreased by 2.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

UGI is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.98%, 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 47.02% next year. This indicates that UGI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

UGI has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for UGI this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for UGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added UGI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026

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: $45.75
• High Price Target: $54.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.37
• 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: 1.11
• Cash Flow: $6.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.28
• Book Value: $22.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 214,490,000
• Free Float: 213,272,000
• Market Cap: $8.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94