Ultrapar Participações (UGP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ultrapar Participações S.A., through its subsidiaries, operates in the energy and infrastructure business in Brazil. The company distributes liquefied petroleum gas to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers, in addition to renewable electricity and compressed natural gas. It also operates in the distribution and marketing of gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene, natural gas for vehicles, and lubricants; and holds AmPm convenience stores and provides JetOil lubricant services. In addition, the company operates liquid bulk storage terminals. Further, it offers digital payments services, combining the abastece aí app and the loyalty program Km de Vantagens. It also exports its products and services to customers in Europe, Singapore, the United States, Canada, other Latin American countries, and internationally. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.13 to $3.20
• 50-Day Range: $2.68 to $3.21
• 52-Week Range: $2.53 to $5.32
• Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.85
• Dividend Yield: 4.13%
• Price Target: $3.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Ultrapar Participações Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ultrapar Participações scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 150th out of 271 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Ultrapar Participações has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ultrapar Participações has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ultrapar Participações are expected to grow by 3.33% in the coming year, from $0.30 to $0.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ultrapar Participações is 6.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ultrapar Participações is 6.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 48.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ultrapar Participações has a PEG Ratio of 2.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ultrapar Participações has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.57% of the float of Ultrapar Participações has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ultrapar Participações has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ultrapar Participações has recently decreased by 31.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Ultrapar Participações is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.24%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ultrapar Participações does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ultrapar Participações is 33.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ultrapar Participações will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.94% next year. This indicates that Ultrapar Participações will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.57% of the float of Ultrapar Participações has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ultrapar Participações has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ultrapar Participações has recently decreased by 31.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Ultrapar Participações has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ultrapar Participações this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for UGP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ultrapar Participações insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.80% of the stock of Ultrapar Participações is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 3.58% of the stock of Ultrapar Participações is held by institutions.

UGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UGP shares performed this year?

Ultrapar Participações' stock was trading at $2.63 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, UGP stock has increased by 19.8% and is now trading at $3.15.
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How were Ultrapar Participações' earnings last quarter?

Ultrapar Participações S.A. (NYSE:UGP) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The oil and gas company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08. The oil and gas company earned $6.21 billion during the quarter. Ultrapar Participações had a net margin of 2.00% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.03%.
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Who are Ultrapar Participações' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Ultrapar Participações include Polunin Capital Partners Ltd (0.78%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.15%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.02%) and Bleakley Financial Group LLC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Ultrapar Participações?

Shares of UGP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ultrapar Participações own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ultrapar Participações investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), GE Aerospace (GE), Adobe (ADBE) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2024
• Record date for 3/24 Dividend: 3/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/24 Dividend: 3/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/24/2025
• Today: 5/04/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Natural gas distribution
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UGP
• CIK: 1094972
• Web: www.ultra.com.br
• Phone: 551131776695
• Fax: 55-11-3177-6107
• Employees: 9,920
• Year Founded: 1937

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $3.20
• High Stock Price Target: $3.20
• Low Stock Price Target: $3.20
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.50
• P/E Growth: 2.39
• Net Income: $488.69 million
• Net Margins: 2.00%
• Pretax Margin: 3.03%
• Return on Equity: 18.03%
• Return on Assets: 6.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.76
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $133.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.03
• Cash Flow: $0.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.83
• Book Value: $2.52 per share
• Price / Book: 1.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,115,439,000
• Free Float: 1,095,138,000
• Market Cap: $3.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10