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United-Guardian, Inc. (UG)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | Hauppauge, United States | NasdaqGM
7.25 USD

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:01 a.m. EDT

The investment case for United-Guardian is currently fractured by a severe multi-year price decline that outweighs its decent operational metrics. While the company reports healthy revenue growth of 15.8% and a 46% jump in quarterly earnings, the stock has lost nearly half its value over the last nine years, ending the period with a single year of decline. This persistent downward trajectory suggests the market views the current fundamentals as insufficient to reverse the trend, capping the long-term outlook at a weak level despite the positive earnings surprise. On the income front, the yield is attractive at nearly 7%, but the sustainability is questionable given the payout ratio sits at 96%, indicating the company is distributing almost all of its earnings. This leaves little room for error if growth slows. In the short term, the stock trades slightly above its 50-day moving average, offering a modest technical bounce, but the lack of a clear upward inflection point and the heavy reliance on earnings to drive price suggest a neutral stance rather than a high-conviction entry.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.012237
AutoETS0.012253
MSTL0.015089
AutoTheta0.024919

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 0.35
Ljung-Box p 0.258
Jarque-Bera p 0.036
Excess Kurtosis 1.79
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Revenue per Share 2.38
Market Cap 33,308,812
Trailing P/E 13.94
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 21.61%
Website https://u-g.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.57% 6.55% 5.58% 5.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 0.5
dividendYield 6.83
exDividendDate 2026-02-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06896552
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-02-09
dividendDate 2026-02-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.20154184
Address1 230 Marcus Boulevard
Address2 P.O. Box 18050
All Time High 35.25
All Time Low 1.4375
Ask 9.38
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,296
Average Volume 5,296
Average Volume10Days 4,390
Beta 0.959
Bid 5.29
Bid Size 2
Book Value 2.373
City Hauppauge
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.25
Current Ratio 8.053
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 7.25
Day Low 7.25
Display Name United-Guardian
Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Dividend Rate 0.5
Dividend Yield 6.83
Earnings Growth 0.46
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.46
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,913,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,564,340
Ebitda 2,387,053
Ebitda Margins 0.21826
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.587
Enterprise To Revenue 2.311
Enterprise Value 25,272,570
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.52
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 7.0764
Fifty Day Average Change 0.1736002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.024532277
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -20.154184
Fifty Two Week High 9.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.63
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.26619434
Fifty Two Week Low 5.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.6700001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.29928318
Fifty Two Week Range 5.58 - 9.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.33
Float Shares 2,956,674
Free Cashflow 802,758
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 23
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.47616002
Gross Profits 5,207,522
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.35852
Held Percent Institutions 0.20793
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 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 33,308,812
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_310712
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 2,363,745
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 33,630,415
Open 7.25
Operating Cashflow 2,249,275
Operating Margins 0.22368
Payout Ratio 0.9615
Peg Ratio 1.12
Phone 631 273 0900
Previous Close 7.25
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.0552044
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.045638
Profit Margins 0.21613
Quick Ratio 6.848
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 7.25
Regular Market Day Low 7.25
Regular Market Day Range 7.25 - 7.25
Regular Market Open 7.25
Regular Market Previous Close 7.25
Regular Market Price 7.25
Regular Market Time 1,784,035,800
Regular Market Volume 112
Return On Assets 0.11168
Return On Equity 0.21747999
Revenue Growth 0.158
Revenue Per Share 2.38
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Shares Outstanding 4,594,319
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0023999999
Shares Short 10,842
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 9,674
Short Name United-Guardian, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0033000002
Short Ratio 1.96
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol UG
Total Cash 8,036,243
Total Cash Per Share 1.749
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 10,936,563
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06896552
Trailing Eps 0.52
Trailing P E 13.942308
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.75585
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.49415016
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07314404
Type Disp Equity
Volume 112
Website https://u-g.com
Zip 11,788