What is Scotiabank’s Estimate for UGI FY2026 Earnings?

UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UGI in a report issued on Thursday, October 1st. Scotiabank analyst I. Rapp anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $2.81 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for UGI’s current full-year earnings is $2.81 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for UGI’s FY2027 earnings at $3.22 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 the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.12). UGI had a net margin of 9.20% and a return on equity of 12.80%. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. 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 report on Friday, August 7th. Huntington began coverage on shares of UGI in a research report on Monday, September 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $54.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of UGI from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings cut UGI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised UGI from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $43.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.80.

UGI Stock Down 1.0%

UGI stock opened at $36.82 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $36.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.11. UGI has a 12 month low of $31.62 and a 12 month high of $41.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.32 and a beta of 0.93.

UGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3750 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. UGI’s payout ratio is presently 50.17%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UGI

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UGI. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of UGI by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,733 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $282,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in UGI by 80.1% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 724 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of UGI by 45.6% during the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,268 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of UGI by 36.3% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,521 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of UGI by 0.8% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 93,195 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,219,000 after purchasing an additional 769 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.34% of the company’s stock.

UGI Company Profile

UGI Corporation is a diversified energy company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Through its subsidiaries, the company distributes and markets natural gas, propane, electricity and related energy products to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers.

UGI Utilities operates regulated natural gas and electric distribution businesses in Pennsylvania and provides natural gas, electric and related services to customers in the region. The company also owns AmeriGas, one of the largest retail propane distributors in the United States, serving households, businesses, agricultural customers and other end users through a nationwide distribution network.

UGI has additional energy operations in Europe through its international LPG businesses and participates in energy marketing, midstream and related activities.