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United-Guardian, Inc. (UG)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Hauppauge, United States | NasdaqGM
7.15 USD -0.05 (-0.694%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 7.15

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:19 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains neutral due to a lack of clear directional momentum, though the stock is hovering near its 200-day average which offers some support. However, the long-term investment case is significantly compromised by a severe structural decline; despite a massive one-year recovery in 2024, the asset has lost over 40% of its value since 2016, and the most recent annual performance was a sharp drop of more than 36%. This multi-year erosion suggests the market has permanently reassessed the business quality downward, overriding any temporary rebounds. Furthermore, the dividend profile is deeply concerning; while the headline yield appears attractive at 8.4%, the payout ratio sits at 92.6%, indicating the company is distributing nearly all of its earnings. Recent dividend history shows erratic adjustments and potential cuts, signaling that this income is not sustainable and may be eroding shareholder capital rather than providing reliable coverage.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.034418
AutoETS0.034419
MSTL0.044325
AutoTheta0.055143

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 29%
H-stat 72.16
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.79
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-27
Revenue per Share 2.439
Market Cap 32,849,382
Trailing P/E 13.24
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 22.00%
Website https://u-g.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.09% 7.66% 6.53% 5.96%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-28 0.300 4.092769
2026-02-09 0.250 3.566334
2025-07-25 0.250 2.986858
2025-02-10 0.350 3.225806
2024-07-23 0.350 3.017241
2024-02-09 0.250 2.699784
2023-07-25 0.100 1.237624
2022-11-25 0.310 2.624894
2022-05-20 0.370 2.256098
2021-11-26 0.650 4.070131
2021-05-27 0.480 2.853746
2020-11-30 0.360 2.453988
2020-06-02 0.420 2.400000
2019-12-02 0.550 2.736318
2019-05-30 0.550 2.783401
2018-12-07 0.550 3.199535
2018-05-29 0.500 2.551020
2017-12-08 1.000 5.141388
2017-05-25 0.420 2.456140
2016-12-08 0.400 2.531646
2016-05-27 0.350 2.043199
2015-11-27 0.500 2.704164
2015-05-28 0.500 2.218279
2014-12-04 0.320 1.577132
2014-05-28 0.480 1.454545
2013-12-04 0.500 1.799856
2013-05-28 0.470 1.779629
2012-12-12 0.940 4.830422
2012-05-31 0.420 1.930147
2011-12-14 0.440 2.923588
2011-05-25 0.360 2.416107
2010-12-13 0.330 2.377522
2010-05-25 0.300 2.491694
2009-12-16 0.320 2.811951
2009-05-28 0.280 3.076923
2008-12-11 0.280 3.211009
2008-05-29 0.270 2.410714
2007-12-13 0.280 2.571166
2007-05-30 0.270 2.022472
2006-12-22 0.220 2.313354
2006-05-31 0.250 2.747253
2005-12-13 0.220 2.254098
2005-05-27 0.250 3.333333
2004-12-13 0.180 2.176542
2004-09-22 0.250 3.770739
2003-12-11 0.150 1.856436
2002-12-18 0.100 2.564103
2001-12-21 0.100 1.923077
2000-12-14 0.100 2.424242
1999-12-13 0.080 2.285714
1999-12-08 0.018 0.514286
1998-12-08 0.018 0.334884
1997-12-10 0.060 1.116279
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 8.33
exDividendDate 2026-07-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.05555556
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-07-28
dividendDate 2026-08-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.15592027
Address1 230 Marcus Boulevard
Address2 P.O. Box 18050
All Time High 35.25
All Time Low 1.4375
Ask 9.44
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,090
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,833
Average Volume 7,833
Average Volume10Days 6,090
Beta 0.96
Bid 5.05
Bid Size 2
Book Value 2.532
City Hauppauge
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.15
Current Ratio 7.319
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 7.398
Day Low 7.12
Display Name United-Guardian
Dividend Date 1,785,801,600
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 8.33
Earnings Growth 0.162
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.162
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,913,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,564,340
Ebitda 2,449,937
Ebitda Margins 0.21862
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.492
Enterprise To Revenue 2.075
Enterprise Value 23,255,586
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.54
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,196,800
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 7.269
Fifty Day Average Change -0.11899996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.016370885
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -15.592027
Fifty Two Week High 8.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6299996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18564917
Fifty Two Week Low 5.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.5700002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.28136203
Fifty Two Week Range 5.58 - 8.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.33
Float Shares 2,956,674
Free Cashflow 2,316,754
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 23
Fullday Change -0.0499997
Fullday Change Percent -0.69444
Fullday Price 7.15
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.469
Gross Profits 5,255,953
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.35852
Held Percent Institutions 0.20363002
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 1,785,196,800
Last Dividend Value 0.3
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 incorporates 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 32,849,382
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_310712
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,465,498
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 33,079,096
Open 7.25
Operating Cashflow 3,466,027
Operating Margins 0.24261999
Payout Ratio 0.9259
Peg Ratio 1.12
Phone 631 273 0900
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 7.15
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 7.2
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.8238547
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.9312518
Profit Margins 0.22
Quick Ratio 6.495
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0499997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.69444
Regular Market Day High 7.398
Regular Market Day Low 7.12
Regular Market Day Range 7.12 - 7.398
Regular Market Open 7.25
Regular Market Previous Close 7.2
Regular Market Price 7.15
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 9,322
Return On Assets 0.10809
Return On Equity 0.21351999
Revenue Growth 0.095
Revenue Per Share 2.439
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Shares Outstanding 4,594,319
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0025
Shares Short 11,544
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 9,235
Short Name United-Guardian, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0034999999
Short Ratio 1.01
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol UG
Total Cash 9,593,795
Total Cash Per Share 2.088
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 11,206,605
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.05555556
Trailing Eps 0.54
Trailing P E 13.240741
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.7369
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.41310024
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.061319042
Type Disp Equity
Volume 9,322
Website https://u-g.com
Zip 11,788