The stock of UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI) has increased by 1.98 when compared to last closing price of 28.82. Despite this, the company has experienced a 4.96% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2025-01-11 that “Dividend Champions” refers to publicly traded companies that have consistently increased their dividend payouts to shareholders for at least 25 consecutive years.
Is It Worth Investing in UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI) Right Now?
UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 23.66x compared to its average ratio. UGI has 36-month beta value of 1.22. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UGI is 213.69M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.40% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UGI on January 15, 2025 was 2.38M shares.
UGI’s Market Performance
UGI stock saw an increase of 4.96% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.62% and a quarterly increase of 19.47%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.23%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.23% for UGI Corp (UGI). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.66% for UGI stock, with a simple moving average of 17.99% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UGI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UGI stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for UGI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for UGI in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $28 based on the research report published on November 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UGI reach a price target of $30, previously predicting the price at $27. The rating they have provided for UGI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on November 15th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to UGI, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on March 14th of the previous year.
UGI Trading at 8.94% 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 -3.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.23%, as shares surge +2.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.65% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UGI rose by +4.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $28.08. In addition, UGI Corp saw 4.11% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for UGI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for UGI Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 6.16, with 1.76 for asset returns.
Based on UGI Corp (UGI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.77.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.28 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.80.
Conclusion
To put it simply, UGI Corp (UGI) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
