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United-Guardian, Inc. (UG)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Hauppauge, United States | NasdaqGM
6.83 USD -0.02 (-0.292%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:21 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains neutral due to a lack of clear directional momentum, though the stock is hovering near key support levels. However, the long-term investment case is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline; despite a massive rebound last year, the asset has lost nearly half its value over the past nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing another significant drop. This persistent downward trajectory suggests the market views the current valuation as insufficient to offset the deteriorating business trend, rather than a margin of safety. Compounding these concerns is a precarious dividend situation where the payout ratio sits at 92.6%, indicating the company is distributing almost all of its earnings, which leaves little room for error if profitability falters further.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.011606
AutoARIMA0.011804
AutoETS0.011843
MSTL0.012297

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 3.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.576
Excess Kurtosis -0.63
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-27
Revenue per Share 2.439
Market Cap 31,379,198
Trailing P/E 12.65
Beta 0.95
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 8.76
exDividendDate 2026-07-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.058394164
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-07-28
dividendDate 2026-08-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.092715204
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 14,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 10,423
Average Volume 10,423
Average Volume10Days 14,540
Beta 0.954
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 6.83
Current Ratio 7.319
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 6.951
Day Low 6.83
Display Name United-Guardian
Dividend Date 1,785,801,600
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 8.76
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 8.93
Enterprise To Revenue 1.952
Enterprise Value 21,877,290
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.54
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,196,800
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 631 273 0858
Fifty Day Average 7.1336
Fifty Day Average Change -0.3036003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0425592
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -9.271521
Fifty Two Week High 8.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6199999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19171597
Fifty Two Week Low 5.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22401434
Fifty Two Week Range 5.58 - 8.45
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.78
Float Shares 2,956,674
Free Cashflow 2,316,754
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 23
Fullday Change -0.01999998
Fullday Change Percent -0.29197052
Fullday Price 6.83
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 31,379,198
Market State REGULAR
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 33,308,812
Open 6.87
Operating Cashflow 3,466,027
Operating Margins 0.24261999
Payout Ratio 0.9259
Peg Ratio 1.12
Phone 631 273 0900
Previous Close 6.85
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.6974723
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.800063
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 -0.01999998
Regular Market Change Percent -0.29197052
Regular Market Day High 6.951
Regular Market Day Low 6.83
Regular Market Day Range 6.83 - 6.951
Regular Market Open 6.87
Regular Market Previous Close 6.85
Regular Market Price 6.83
Regular Market Time 1,792,164,640
Regular Market Volume 5,357
Return On Assets 0.10809
Return On Equity 0.21351999
Revenue Growth 0.095
Revenue Per Share 2.439
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Shares Outstanding 4,594,319
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0027
Shares Short 12,413
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 16,040
Short Name United-Guardian, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0038
Short Ratio 1.48
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 0.058394164
Trailing Eps 0.54
Trailing P E 12.648148
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.9266
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.096600056
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0139462445
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,357
Website https://u-g.com
Zip 11,788