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United-Guardian, Inc. (UG)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Hauppauge, United States | NasdaqGM
6.89 USD +0.24 (3.609%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 6.74 -0.15 (-0.150%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:35 p.m. EDT

United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) presents a mixed picture for both short-term and long-term investors. In the short-term, the stock has been volatile with a recent price decline from the 52-week high of $9.88 to a current price of $6.55, suggesting potential for a rebound or further decline. The recent price history shows a slight dip from the 50-day average, which may present a buy-the-dip opportunity, but the low volume and weak earnings reports suggest caution. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals are weak, with declining sales and profits, and a high payout ratio, which may indicate unsustainable dividend payments. The dividend yield is attractive at 7.64%, but the payout ratio of 1.3043 suggests the company might struggle to maintain dividends in the future. Overall, UG is not a strong candidate for long-term investment due to its weak fundamentals and uncertain future prospects.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.027526
AutoETS0.031838
MSTL0.034543
AutoARIMA0.133042

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 0.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 1.80
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Revenue per Share 2.295
Market Cap 31,654,858
Trailing P/E 14.98
Beta 0.97
Profit Margins 19.97%
Website https://u-g.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.57% 6.66% 5.97% 6.48%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-09 0.250 3.566334
2025-07-25 0.250 3.095077
2025-02-10 0.350 3.434014
2024-07-23 0.350 3.315599
2024-02-09 0.250 3.052354
2023-07-25 0.100 1.439735
2022-11-25 0.310 3.089776
2022-05-20 0.370 2.726573
2021-11-26 0.650 5.024527
2021-05-27 0.480 3.662202
2020-11-30 0.360 3.236620
2020-06-02 0.420 3.241435
2019-12-02 0.550 3.782477
2019-05-30 0.550 3.954980
2018-12-07 0.550 4.672939
2018-05-29 0.500 3.846676
2017-12-08 1.000 7.951982
2017-05-25 0.420 3.992140
2016-12-08 0.400 4.214590
2016-05-27 0.350 3.483901
2015-11-27 0.500 4.705636
2015-05-28 0.500 3.964058
2014-12-04 0.320 2.881806
2014-05-28 0.480 2.700874
2013-12-04 0.500 3.391883
2013-05-28 0.470 3.417695
2012-12-12 0.940 9.444037
2012-05-31 0.420 3.967713
2011-12-14 0.440 6.126257
2011-05-25 0.360 5.214188
2010-12-13 0.330 5.251881
2010-05-25 0.300 5.634569
2009-12-16 0.320 6.519083
2009-05-28 0.280 7.329486
2008-12-11 0.280 7.888992
2008-05-29 0.270 6.119273
2007-12-13 0.280 6.667756
2007-05-30 0.270 5.385236
2006-12-22 0.220 6.287409
2006-05-31 0.250 7.643510
2005-12-13 0.220 6.448199
2005-05-27 0.250 9.752234
2004-12-13 0.180 6.584435
2004-09-22 0.250 11.673149
2003-12-11 0.150 5.968379
2002-12-18 0.100 8.396349
2001-12-21 0.100 6.462548
2000-12-14 0.100 8.303393
1999-12-13 0.080 8.017562
1999-12-08 0.018 1.844661
1998-12-08 0.018 1.207169
1997-12-10 0.060 4.037418
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.5
dividendYield 7.26
exDividendDate 2026-02-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.075187966
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-02-09
dividendDate 2026-02-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.22131145
Address1 230 Marcus Boulevard
Address2 P.O. Box 18050
All Time High 35.25
All Time Low 1.4375
Ask 6.76
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,401
Average Volume 7,401
Average Volume10Days 1,980
Beta 0.965
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 0
Book Value 2.445
City Hauppauge
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.89
Current Ratio 7.309
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 6.89
Day Low 6.7
Display Name United-Guardian
Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Dividend Rate 0.5
Dividend Yield 7.26
Earnings Growth 0.29
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.29
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,913,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,564,340
Ebitda 2,351,548
Ebitda Margins 0.22298999
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.815
Enterprise To Revenue 2.189
Enterprise Value 23,081,114
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.46
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,595,200
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 631 273 0858
Fifty Day Average 6.586
Fifty Day Average Change 0.3039999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.046158504
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -22.131145
Fifty Two Week High 9.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9900002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3026316
Fifty Two Week Low 5.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23476702
Fifty Two Week Range 5.58 - 9.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.27
Float Shares 2,956,674
Free Cashflow 845,767
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.48751998
Gross Profits 5,141,140
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.36014998
Held Percent Institutions 0.21576999
Implied Shares Outstanding 4,594,319
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,595,200
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 495,331,200
Last Split Factor 6:5
Long Business Summary United-Guardian, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells, and markets specialty cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceutical products, medical lubricants, and sexual wellness ingredients in the United States and internationally. The company offers cosmetic ingredients, including LUBRAJEL, a line of multifunctional hydrogel formulations for personal care and medical products; B-122, a powdered lubricant used in the manufacture of certain cosmetics, such as pressed powders, eyeliners, and rouges, as well as some industrial products; ORCHID COMPLEX, an oil-based extract of orchids; and LUBRASIL II SB, a special formulation of Lubrajel in which silicone oil is incorporated into a Lubrajel base. It also provides medical lubricant products for catheter lubrication, medical devices, condom lubrication, and oral care under the Lubrajel brand, including Lubrajel MG, Lubrajel MGL, Lubrajel RRCG, Lubrajel RR, Lubrajel RC, Lubrajel RA, Lubrajel Fluid, Lubrajel LC, Lubrajel BA, and Lubrajel FACO. In addition, the company offers pharmaceutical products comprising RENACIDIN, a prescription to prevent and to dissolve calcifications in urethral catheters; and CLORPACTIN WCS-90, a chlorine-based drug, which is a topical antimicrobial and is also used in urology. Further, it provides sexual wellness ingredient products, which are hydrogel formulations designed to offer sensory enhancement, lubrication, and moisturization, such as Natrajel NT, Natrajel MA, Natrajel ON, and Natrajel TE product lines. United-Guardian, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.
Long Name United-Guardian, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 31,654,858
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_310712
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 2,105,738
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 30,552,221
Open 6.7
Operating Cashflow 1,966,819
Operating Margins 0.24373
Payout Ratio 1.3043
Peg Ratio 1.12
Phone 631 273 0900
Post Market Change -0.1500001
Post Market Change Percent -2.1770697
Post Market Price 6.74
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 6.65
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.817996
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.00175
Profit Margins 0.19968
Quick Ratio 6.087
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.23999977
Regular Market Change Percent 3.609019
Regular Market Day High 6.89
Regular Market Day Low 6.7
Regular Market Day Range 6.7 - 6.89
Regular Market Open 6.7
Regular Market Previous Close 6.65
Regular Market Price 6.89
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 5,932
Return On Assets 0.10422
Return On Equity 0.1822
Revenue Growth 0.196
Revenue Per Share 2.295
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Shares Outstanding 4,594,319
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0028
Shares Short 12,797
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 6,557
Short Name United-Guardian, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0039
Short Ratio 3.11
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol UG
Total Cash 8,573,743
Total Cash Per Share 1.866
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 10,545,468
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.075187966
Trailing Eps 0.46
Trailing P E 14.97826
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.1181
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.2281003
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03204511
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,932
Website https://u-g.com
Zip 11,788