The stock of UGI Corp (UGI) has gone up by 1.53% for the week, with a 1.84% rise in the past month and a 14.19% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.17% for UGI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.35% for UGI stock, with a simple moving average of 24.16% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI) Right Now?
UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.92x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.08. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UGI is 214.57M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.54% of that float. On March 18, 2025, the average trading volume of UGI was 2.04M shares.
UGI) stock’s latest price update
UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.50 in relation to its previous close of 33.04. However, the company has experienced a 1.53% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-18 that Invest in utility stocks like SWX, UGI and TV for steady returns and reduction of risk in a volatile economy.
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 4.39% 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 -4.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.74%, as shares sank -0.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.86% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UGI rose by +1.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +35.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.99. In addition, UGI Corp saw 16.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UGI starting from Sharp Michael, who purchase 4,806 shares at the price of $33.30 back on Feb 27 ’25. After this action, Sharp Michael now owns 4,806 shares of UGI Corp, valued at $160,040 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UGI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for UGI Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 12.22, with 3.53 for asset returns.
Based on UGI Corp (UGI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 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 1.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.28 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.00.
Conclusion
To sum up, UGI Corp (UGI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
