Answer
The press‑release excerpt you provided reports UGI Corporation’s third‑quarter results, noting an adjusted diluted EPS of $(0.01) for the quarter ended June 30 2025.
However, the article does not contain any information about what analysts were expecting for that metric—there is no mention of a consensus EPS forecast, a Street‑average estimate, or any analyst‑derived target for the quarter. Because the required comparison data (analyst expectations or consensus estimates) are not supplied in the excerpt, we cannot determine from the provided news item whether the $‑0.01 adjusted EPS was above, below, or in line with market expectations.
What would be needed to answer the question definitively
| Information needed | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Consensus or median EPS estimate (e.g., from FactSet, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, etc.) for the quarter ended June 30 2025. | Provides the benchmark against which the actual adjusted EPS is measured. |
| Analyst range (high/low estimates) and standard deviation (optional). | Shows the spread of expectations and helps gauge the significance of any miss or beat. |
| Historical guidance (if UGI had previously given a company‑specific outlook). | Allows a direct check of whether the company missed its own guidance. |
| Contextual commentary (e.g., analysts’ commentary on why the estimate may have been high/low). | Helps interpret the result beyond a simple numeric miss/beat (e.g., macro‑economic headwinds, commodity price impacts). |
In practice, analysts and financial platforms typically report something like:
“The adjusted EPS of $(0.01) was X cents below the consensus estimate of $Y.YY per share, representing a Z% miss (or beat) to consensus.”
Since that information is absent from the news you quoted, a precise comparison cannot be performed with the available data. To answer the question fully, you would need to retrieve the consensus EPS forecast from a financial data provider (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, S&P Global) for that specific quarter and then compare the reported $(0.01) to that figure.
Bottom line: The provided news snippet does not disclose analyst expectations or consensus forecasts, so we cannot determine how the $(0.01) adjusted EPS compares to those expectations from the information provided.