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UG Stock  USD 10.19  0.13  1.29%   

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United Guardian is trading at 10.19 as of the 25th of February 2025. This is a 1.29 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 10.05. United Guardian has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat modest performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 28th of October 2024 and ending today, the 25th of February 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Household & Personal Products
IPO Date
17th of March 1992
Category
Consumer Defensive
Classification
Consumer Staples
United-Guardian, Inc. manufactures and markets cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceuticals, medical lubricants, and proprietary specialty industrial products in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1942 and is based in Hauppauge, New York. The company has 4.59 M outstanding shares of which 14.29 K shares are at this time sold short in the market by investors with about 0.54 days to cover all shorted shares. More on United Guardian

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United Stock Highlights

PresidentDonna Vigilante
Thematic Ideas
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Old NamePeugeot S.A.
Business ConcentrationPersonal Care Products, Household & Personal Products, Consumer Defensive, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Composite Total, Sport Products, Housewares, Consumer Goods, Consumer Staples, Personal Care Products, Household & Personal Products, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Debt Levels
United Guardian can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand United Guardian's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of United Guardian's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
United Guardian reports 1.53 M of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.08, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from financial leverage. United Guardian has a current ratio of 5.48, indicating that it is in good position to pay out its debt commitments in time. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for United to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Capital Expenditures

168,920
United Guardian (UG) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 230 Marcus Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY, United States, 11788 and employs 23 people. United Guardian is listed under Personal Care Products category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Micro-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 44.61 M. United Guardian is active under Personal Care Products sector as part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 4.59 M outstanding shares of which 14.29 K shares are at this time sold short in the market by investors with about 0.54 days to cover all shorted shares. United Guardian reports about 6.77 M in cash with 3.14 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.47.
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Ownership Allocation
The market capitalization of United Guardian is $44.61 Million. United Guardian maintains significant amount of outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a CEO, other corporate executive, director, or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. Please take into account that even companies with profitable outlook can generate negative future returns on their equity. If the true value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able generate positive returns on investment in the long run.
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United Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Ubs Group Ag2024-12-31
21.9 K
United Capital Financial Advisers Inc2024-12-31
20.1 K
First Manhattan Co. Llc2024-09-30
17.1 K
Heron Bay Capital Management2024-12-31
14 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-12-31
13.5 K
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
11.8 K
Hightower Advisors, Llc2024-12-31
11 K
Essex Investment Management Company, Llc2024-12-31
7.1 K
Wells Fargo & Co2024-12-31
4.5 K
Renaissance Technologies Corp2024-12-31
190.2 K
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al2024-12-31
158.5 K
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United Guardian Historical Income Statement

At this time, United Guardian's Operating Income is most likely to decrease significantly in the upcoming years. The United Guardian's current Income Before Tax is estimated to increase to about 3.8 M, while Gross Profit is projected to decrease to roughly 5.8 M. View More Fundamentals

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Is Personal Care Products space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of United Guardian. If investors know United will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about United Guardian listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
1.074
Earnings Share
0.76
Revenue Per Share
2.679
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.279
Return On Assets
0.1777
The market value of United Guardian is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of United that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of United Guardian's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is United Guardian's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because United Guardian's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect United Guardian's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between United Guardian's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if United Guardian is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, United Guardian's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.