Brokers Issue Forecasts for UGI’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:UGI)

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of UGI in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $1.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.32. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $3.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for UGI’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.71) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.89 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.73) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.32) EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.53 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on UGI. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of UGI from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of UGI in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered UGI from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of UGI in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, UBS Group reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of UGI in a report on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.50.

UGI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UGI opened at $38.13 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.13. UGI has a twelve month low of $26.73 and a twelve month high of $39.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.26 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

UGI (NYSE:UGI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The utilities provider reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.44) by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. UGI had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 15.10%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($1.27) earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of UGI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Waterloo Capital L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of UGI by 30.4% during the second quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 79,302 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,888,000 after purchasing an additional 18,508 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec bought a new position in UGI during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,455,000. Strs Ohio bought a new position in UGI during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,924,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in UGI by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,644,716 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $87,472,000 after buying an additional 278,616 shares during the period. Finally, Jump Financial LLC grew its position in shares of UGI by 721.9% in the 1st quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 280,744 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $9,284,000 after buying an additional 246,586 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Joseph L. Hartz sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.68, for a total transaction of $580,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,492 shares in the company, valued at $1,295,470.56. This trade represents a 30.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. UGI’s payout ratio is 48.23%.

UGI Company Profile

UGI Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, distributes, stores, transports, and markets energy products and related services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: AmeriGas Propane, UGI International, Midstream & Marketing, and UGI Utilities. It distributes propane to approximately 1.3 million residential, commercial/industrial, motor fuel, agricultural, and wholesale customers through 1,400 propane distribution locations.