UG
United-Guardian, Inc.
UG's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 24% and its operating margin rose 5 points to 26%. At 13x earnings, it's trading below its usual 16x.
UG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
UG's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
UG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $9.16 | +6.1% |
| Current | 13x | $8.63 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $10.65 | +23% |
| Expensive | 19x | $12.83 | +49% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UG's PE is in its cheap range at 13x.
UG Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for UG to show an outlook.
UG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.68 | +58% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.54 | -3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.52 | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.46 | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.43 | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.56 | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.63 | +5% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.71 | +27% |
UG's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.68 over the past year, against $1.04 in late 2019.
UG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.5M | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1M | +9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3M | -26% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5M | -5% |
UG's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $3M last quarter, up 54% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | +22 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | +1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.5% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | -8.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | -7.9 points |
UG's operating margin was 32% last quarter, up 22 points from the same quarter a year ago.
UG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $538.8K | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5M | +425% |
| Q1 2026 | $594.7K | +87% |
| Q4 2025 | $308K | +$353.8K |
| Q3 2025 | $995.8K | -17% |
| Q2 2025 | $285.6K | -77% |
| Q1 2025 | $318.5K | -49% |
| Q4 2024 | -$45.9K | -104% |
UG still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $3M over the past year.
UG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | 0% | -- |
| Available history | 0% | -- |
UG has 5M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
UG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
UG has more cash than debt.
UG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
UG's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
UG PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | UG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 19x | 35% below |
| PE % | 3 | 18 | 15 pts below |
UG is trading at 13x earnings, a 35% discount to the Consumer Defensive sector's median of 19x.
UG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.14 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.20 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.90 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.74 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $8.56 | 0.8% above |
UG has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 0.8% above its 200-week average.
UG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.8 | $14.4 | -27% |
| 2021 | $14.4 | $16.4 | +13% |
| 2022 | $16.4 | $10.8 | -34% |
| 2023 | $10.8 | $7.20 | -33% |
| 2024 | $7.20 | $9.77 | +36% |
| 2025 | $9.77 | $6.20 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.20 | $8.63 | +39% |
UG is up 39% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.