UGI Corp. (NYSE: UGI)’s stock price has plunge by -2.16relation to previous closing price of 24.54. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.04% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-03-22 that Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.
Is It Worth Investing in UGI Corp. (NYSE: UGI) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for UGI is 208.58M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.04% of that float. On April 02, 2024, the average trading volume of UGI was 1.95M shares.
UGI’s Market Performance
UGI’s stock has seen a -0.04% decrease for the week, with a -1.92% drop in the past month and a -2.95% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.36% for UGI Corp. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.42% for UGI stock, with a simple moving average of 0.61% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UGI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UGI stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for UGI by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for UGI in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $28 based on the research report published on March 14, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UGI reach a price target of $27, previously predicting the price at $28. The rating they have provided for UGI stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 28th, 2023.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to UGI, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on April 26th of the previous year.
UGI Trading at 0.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UGI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.26%, as shares sank -2.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.53% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UGI fell by -0.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.58. In addition, UGI Corp. saw -2.40% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UGI starting from Perreault Roger, who purchase 3,565 shares at the price of $27.98 back on May 24 ’23. After this action, Perreault Roger now owns 41,125 shares of UGI Corp., valued at $99,749 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UGI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for UGI Corp. stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at -0.02. Equity return is now at value -9.46, with -2.76 for asset returns.
Based on UGI Corp. (UGI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -92.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.34. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
To sum up, UGI Corp. (UGI) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
