Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of UGI Q4 Earnings

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for UGI in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of ($0.32) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.10). Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.24) EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at ($0.20) EPS.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported ($0.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by ($0.12). UGI had a net margin of 9.20% and a return on equity of 12.80%. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion.

UGI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of UGI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of UGI from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of UGI from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.00.

UGI Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:UGI opened at $38.42 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $36.28 and a 200 day moving average of $36.12. UGI has a 52 week low of $31.62 and a 52 week high of $41.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.85 and a beta of 0.94.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. UGI’s payout ratio is presently 50.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other UGI news, insider Kathleen Shea-Ballay sold 25,360 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.62, for a total value of $852,603.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,360 shares in the company, valued at approximately $852,603.20. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of UGI

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of UGI. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of UGI by 3,298.1% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,565,782 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $295,862,000 after acquiring an additional 8,313,708 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of UGI by 34,940.4% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,576,169 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $93,824,000 after purchasing an additional 2,568,817 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of UGI during the second quarter valued at approximately $73,069,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of UGI by 75.7% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,335,508 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $46,130,000 after purchasing an additional 575,239 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in UGI in the second quarter worth $12,408,000. 82.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

UGI Company Profile

UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) is a publicly traded energy distribution company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882 as the United Gas Improvement Company, UGI has grown into a diversified provider of energy products and services. The company’s operations are organized into three primary segments—AmeriGas Propane, UGI Utilities and UGI International—each focused on the delivery of propane, natural gas and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

AmeriGas Propane, UGI’s largest segment, is the leading retail propane distributor in the United States with a network of dealers serving customers in all 50 states.