Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) Competitors $3.90 +0.07 (+1.69%) As of 03:42 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UGP vs. KEP, LNT, EVRG, SBS, WES, WTRG, DTM, OKLO, ELPC, and BEPShould you be buying Ultrapar Participacoes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultrapar Participacoes include Korea Electric Power (KEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), Oklo (OKLO), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), and Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ultrapar Participacoes vs. Its Competitors Korea Electric Power Alliant Energy Evergy Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Western Midstream Partners Essential Utilities DT Midstream Oklo Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Brookfield Renewable Partners Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE:UGP) and Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the media favor UGP or KEP? In the previous week, Korea Electric Power had 3 more articles in the media than Ultrapar Participacoes. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Korea Electric Power and 1 mentions for Ultrapar Participacoes. Ultrapar Participacoes' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Korea Electric Power's score of 1.01 indicating that Ultrapar Participacoes is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ultrapar Participacoes 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Korea Electric Power 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of UGP or KEP? 3.6% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate UGP or KEP? Ultrapar Participacoes presently has a consensus target price of $3.20, suggesting a potential downside of 18.05%. Given Ultrapar Participacoes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ultrapar Participacoes is more favorable than Korea Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ultrapar Participacoes 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.40Korea Electric Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is UGP or KEP more profitable? Korea Electric Power has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Ultrapar Participacoes' net margin of 2.12%. Ultrapar Participacoes' return on equity of 17.64% beat Korea Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ultrapar Participacoes2.12% 17.64% 7.11% Korea Electric Power 5.53%13.16%2.18% Which has more risk and volatility, UGP or KEP? Ultrapar Participacoes has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UGP or KEP? Korea Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Ultrapar Participacoes. Korea Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultrapar Participacoes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUltrapar Participacoes$24.76B0.18$438.05M$0.458.68Korea Electric Power$94.99T0.00$2.44B$2.924.61 Is UGP or KEP a better dividend stock? Ultrapar Participacoes pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Ultrapar Participacoes pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korea Electric Power pays out 1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryUltrapar Participacoes beats Korea Electric Power on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UGP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUltrapar ParticipacoesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.36B$32.92B$7.78B$21.51BDividend Yield2.51%5.02%10.78%3.49%P/E Ratio8.6816.0739.5929.84Price / Sales0.182.89888.5551.71Price / Cash5.599.8335.5018.13Price / Book1.482.323.984.65Net Income$438.05M$1.57B$4.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance1.83%1.69%1.20%0.81%1 Month Performance18.33%2.81%3.40%4.56%1 Year Performance-5.68%7.31%15.17%16.72% Ultrapar Participacoes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGPUltrapar Participacoes2.4016 of 5 stars$3.91+1.7%$3.20-18.1%-7.5%$4.36B$24.76B8.689,558News CoveragePositive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.8271 of 5 stars$13.68+2.3%N/A+59.3%$17.17B$94.99T4.6848,440Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.895 of 5 stars$64.05-0.9%$65.50+2.3%+8.7%$16.61B$3.98B19.772,998Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.2117 of 5 stars$70.77-1.2%$74.44+5.2%+18.8%$16.48B$5.85B19.444,731Positive NewsSBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp2.8097 of 5 stars$23.18+0.1%N/A+37.5%$15.83B$6.70B8.0210,552Positive NewsShort Interest ↓WESWestern Midstream Partners2.123 of 5 stars$38.01-0.1%$39.60+4.2%-3.0%$14.51B$3.61B11.691,511Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.9191 of 5 stars$38.34-2.6%$44.50+16.1%-2.6%$11.04B$2.09B16.453,291Positive NewsShort Interest ↑DTMDT Midstream3.7096 of 5 stars$104.60-0.6%$110.67+5.8%+39.7%$10.69B$981M28.04360News CoveragePositive NewsOKLOOklo2.3176 of 5 stars$70.54+1.1%$66.45-5.8%+1,209.8%$10.30BN/A-167.9478Positive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.27-1.1%N/A+21.7%$8.95B$4.20B11.646,320Positive NewsBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners4.0758 of 5 stars$25.01+0.5%$30.11+20.4%-3.3%$7.06B$5.88B-26.335,270News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Korea Electric Power Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Oklo Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UGP) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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