Ultrapar Participações (UGP) Competitors $2.98 -0.16 (-4.95%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.99 +0.02 (+0.54%) As of 05:56 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UGP vs. KEP, TLN, WTRG, DTM, ELPC, KNTK, BEP, ENLC, CWEN, and ENICShould you be buying Ultrapar Participações stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultrapar Participações include Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), Kinetik (KNTK), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Clearway Energy (CWEN), and Enel Chile (ENIC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ultrapar Participações vs. Korea Electric Power Talen Energy Essential Utilities DT Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia Kinetik Brookfield Renewable Partners EnLink Midstream Clearway Energy Enel Chile Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) and Ultrapar Participações (NYSE:UGP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, KEP or UGP? Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ultrapar Participações has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KEP or UGP? Ultrapar Participações received 85 more outperform votes than Korea Electric Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.98% of users gave Ultrapar Participações an outperform vote while only 55.43% of users gave Korea Electric Power an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKorea Electric PowerOutperform Votes24055.43% Underperform Votes19344.57% Ultrapar ParticipaçõesOutperform Votes32560.98% Underperform Votes20839.02% Is KEP or UGP a better dividend stock? Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Ultrapar Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Korea Electric Power pays out 2.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ultrapar Participações pays out 36.1% 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. Is KEP or UGP more profitable? Korea Electric Power has a net margin of 4.03% compared to Ultrapar Participações' net margin of 2.00%. Ultrapar Participações' return on equity of 18.03% beat Korea Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Korea Electric Power4.03% 9.64% 1.53% Ultrapar Participações 2.00%18.03%6.93% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KEP or UGP? 3.6% of Ultrapar Participações shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ultrapar Participações shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to KEP or UGP? In the previous week, Ultrapar Participações had 2 more articles in the media than Korea Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ultrapar Participações and 2 mentions for Korea Electric Power. Korea Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Ultrapar Participações' score of 0.70 indicating that Korea Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Korea Electric Power 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ultrapar Participações 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, KEP or UGP? Ultrapar Participações has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Korea Electric Power. Korea Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultrapar Participações, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKorea Electric Power$93.51T0.00-$3.86B$2.005.38Ultrapar Participações$136.43B0.02$488.69M$0.368.26 Do analysts prefer KEP or UGP? Ultrapar Participações has a consensus target price of $3.20, suggesting a potential upside of 7.56%. Given Ultrapar Participações' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ultrapar Participações is more favorable than Korea Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Korea Electric Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ultrapar Participações 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryUltrapar Participações beats Korea Electric Power on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ultrapar Participações 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ParticipaçõesNatural gas distribution IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.32B$12.60B$7.28B$19.38BDividend Yield4.45%3.29%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio6.4711.7354.3534.23Price / Sales0.022.5623,751.1334.85Price / Cash3.839.0635.5017.51Price / Book1.181.843.534.69Net Income$488.69M$1.29B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.03%-2.48%-1.21%-1.34%1 Month Performance0.51%-0.10%7.90%9.79%1 Year Performance-38.02%6.16%175.33%3.27% Ultrapar Participações Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGPUltrapar Participações2.4341 of 5 stars$2.98-5.0%$3.20+7.6%-34.9%$3.32B$136.43B6.479,920KEPKorea Electric Power1.3596 of 5 stars$9.55-1.0%N/A+41.3%$12.26B$92.58T4.4248,800News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeTLNTalen Energy1.3773 of 5 stars$236.62+5.1%$240.18+1.5%+124.2%$10.77B$2.07B12.674,981Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8629 of 5 stars$39.02-4.3%$43.50+11.5%+0.0%$10.75B$2.09B19.513,210Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.9752 of 5 stars$100.26-1.0%$108.27+8.0%+55.2%$10.19B$1.04B24.39360News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$7.79-3.0%N/A+21.3%$8.33B$22.65B11.136,320KNTKKinetik4.4282 of 5 stars$43.35+3.9%$57.89+33.6%+12.6%$6.84B$1.58B15.99200News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners3.1818 of 5 stars$23.44+0.9%$29.67+26.6%-12.5%$6.66B$5.96B-26.343,200Positive NewsENLCEnLink Midstream0.6506 of 5 stars$14.56+2.9%$15.33+5.3%+7.0%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130High Trading VolumeCWENClearway Energy2.1477 of 5 stars$28.51-1.3%$34.71+21.8%+14.3%$5.76B$1.41B27.4160Positive NewsENICEnel Chile1.8174 of 5 stars$3.95-0.3%$3.90-1.3%+18.1%$5.46B$3.90B6.482,160High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Korea Electric Power Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives EnLink Midstream Alternatives Clearway Energy Alternatives Enel Chile 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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