UGI (NYSE:UGI) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.12 EPS

UGI (NYSE:UGI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The utilities provider reported ($0.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by ($0.12), Zacks reports. UGI had a net margin of 8.71% and a return on equity of 13.81%. UGI updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.750-2.900 EPS.

UGI Stock Performance

NYSE UGI traded down $0.55 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $35.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,685,466 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,217,092. UGI has a 12 month low of $31.62 and a 12 month high of $41.34. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The company has a market cap of $7.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.52 and a beta of 0.93.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on UGI. Zacks Research cut UGI from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $40.00 price target (down from $45.00) on shares of UGI in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of UGI from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of UGI in a report on Monday, May 11th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $46.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.33.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Kathleen Shea-Ballay sold 25,360 shares of UGI stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 25,360 shares in the company, valued at $852,603.20. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of UGI

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in UGI by 92.6% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 22,584 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $747,000 after acquiring an additional 10,861 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of UGI by 15.6% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 28,359 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 3,825 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of UGI by 34,940.4% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,576,169 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $93,824,000 after buying an additional 2,568,817 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in UGI by 14.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 930,787 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,781,000 after buying an additional 116,372 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in UGI by 17.2% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 785,327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,971,000 after buying an additional 115,409 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

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.