Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) Competitors $3.88 +0.06 (+1.44%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.90 +0.03 (+0.77%) As of 10/17/2025 06:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UGP vs. LNT, KEP, SBS, WES, DTM, WTRG, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, and CWENShould you be buying Ultrapar Participacoes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultrapar Participacoes include Alliant Energy (LNT), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Western Midstream Partners (WES), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), and Clearway Energy (CWEN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ultrapar Participacoes vs. Its Competitors Alliant Energy Korea Electric Power Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Western Midstream Partners DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Brookfield Renewable Partners Kinetik Clearway Energy Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE:UGP) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, UGP or LNT? Ultrapar Participacoes has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend UGP or LNT? Ultrapar Participacoes presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.13%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.10%. Given Ultrapar Participacoes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ultrapar Participacoes is more favorable than Alliant Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ultrapar Participacoes 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.29Alliant Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UGP or LNT? 3.6% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is UGP or LNT a better dividend stock? Ultrapar Participacoes pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ultrapar Participacoes pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% 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. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Alliant Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor UGP or LNT? In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Ultrapar Participacoes. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Alliant Energy and 2 mentions for Ultrapar Participacoes. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Ultrapar Participacoes' score of 0.80 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ultrapar Participacoes 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UGP or LNT? Alliant Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ultrapar Participacoes. Ultrapar Participacoes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUltrapar Participacoes$138.14B0.03$438.05M$0.458.61Alliant Energy$3.98B4.39$690M$3.2421.01 Is UGP or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to Ultrapar Participacoes' net margin of 2.12%. Ultrapar Participacoes' return on equity of 17.64% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ultrapar Participacoes2.12% 17.64% 7.11% Alliant Energy 20.07%12.25%3.75% SummaryAlliant Energy beats Ultrapar Participacoes on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ultrapar Participacoes News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UGP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$4.26B$32.58B$7.70B$21.77BDividend Yield2.48%5.09%10.87%3.62%P/E Ratio8.6114.5672.9232.40Price / Sales0.033.271,419.7760.29Price / Cash5.5624.4936.6024.37Price / Book1.472.314.694.59Net Income$438.05M$1.57B$4.28B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.13%-0.29%-0.24%1.32%1 Month Performance-2.52%-1.06%0.25%-1.45%1 Year Performance5.87%3.32%15.69%9.57% Ultrapar Participacoes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGPUltrapar Participacoes3.6302 of 5 stars$3.88+1.4%$4.50+16.1%+5.3%$4.26B$138.14B8.619,558LNTAlliant Energy4.0539 of 5 stars$68.12+2.0%$66.00-3.1%+9.8%$17.17B$3.98B21.022,998News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastKEPKorea Electric Power2.0274 of 5 stars$12.78flatN/A+105.0%$16.41B$68.46B3.6448,440News CoverageGap UpSBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp2.3418 of 5 stars$24.03+0.2%N/A+46.1%$16.40B$6.70B8.3110,552WESWestern Midstream Partners3.0706 of 5 stars$37.97-1.7%$39.60+4.3%-2.0%$14.72B$3.67B11.681,511News CoverageDividend AnnouncementDTMDT Midstream4.2573 of 5 stars$114.41-0.1%$112.00-2.1%+26.4%$11.63B$981M30.67360News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastWTRGEssential Utilities4.6826 of 5 stars$40.05+1.7%$44.00+9.9%+3.0%$11.04B$2.09B17.193,291News CoveragePositive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.79+0.6%N/A+44.9%$9.35B$4.20B12.386,320News CoverageBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners2.9772 of 5 stars$27.37+3.2%$30.00+9.6%+2.2%$7.53B$5.88B-28.815,270News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastKNTKKinetik4.2921 of 5 stars$38.91+0.9%$54.67+40.5%-28.0%$6.24B$1.48B52.58200Analyst ForecastCWENClearway Energy3.1975 of 5 stars$32.31+6.5%$36.33+12.5%+15.0%$6.13B$1.43B49.7160 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Clearway Energy 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 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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