Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) Competitors $3.32 +0.17 (+5.24%) As of 12:54 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. WTRG, DTM, OKLO, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, CWEN, TXNM, CIG, and ELPShould you be buying Ultrapar Participacoes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultrapar Participacoes include Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), Oklo (OKLO), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), Clearway Energy (CWEN), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ultrapar Participacoes vs. Its Competitors Essential Utilities DT Midstream Oklo Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Brookfield Renewable Partners Kinetik Clearway Energy TXNM Energy Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE:UGP) and Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Is UGP or WTRG more profitable? Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.62% compared to Ultrapar Participacoes' net margin of 2.12%. Ultrapar Participacoes' return on equity of 17.64% beat Essential Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ultrapar Participacoes2.12% 17.64% 7.11% Essential Utilities 27.62%10.10%3.56% Is UGP or WTRG a better dividend stock? Ultrapar Participacoes pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ultrapar Participacoes pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essential Utilities pays out 58.8% 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. Essential Utilities has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years. Ultrapar Participacoes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to UGP or WTRG? In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 4 more articles in the media than Ultrapar Participacoes. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Essential Utilities and 8 mentions for Ultrapar Participacoes. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Ultrapar Participacoes' score of 0.39 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ultrapar Participacoes 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Essential Utilities 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, UGP or WTRG? Essential Utilities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ultrapar Participacoes. Ultrapar Participacoes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essential Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUltrapar Participacoes$24.76B0.15$438.05M$0.457.37Essential Utilities$2.34B4.72$595.31M$2.3316.88 Which has more risk and volatility, UGP or WTRG? Ultrapar Participacoes has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in UGP or WTRG? 3.6% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer UGP or WTRG? Ultrapar Participacoes presently has a consensus price target of $3.20, indicating a potential downside of 3.47%. Essential Utilities has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.17%. Given Essential Utilities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Essential Utilities is more favorable than Ultrapar Participacoes.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) 3.40Essential Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 SummaryEssential Utilities 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. Email Address 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$3.71B$32.04B$7.67B$20.85BDividend Yield4.14%5.22%11.01%3.60%P/E Ratio7.3915.7471.4328.22Price / Sales0.153.1224,544.7269.76Price / Cash4.8120.6235.9423.83Price / Book1.142.284.045.19Net Income$438.05M$1.57B$4.27B$992.10M7 Day Performance4.91%0.60%-0.90%-1.49%1 Month Performance17.14%6.23%-0.43%0.90%1 Year Performance-23.62%8.50%6.54%11.60% Ultrapar Participacoes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGPUltrapar Participacoes2.8272 of 5 stars$3.32+5.2%$3.20-3.5%-29.2%$3.71B$24.76B7.399,558News CoverageDividend CutShort Interest ↓WTRGEssential Utilities4.8838 of 5 stars$39.02+0.6%$43.67+11.9%-1.3%$10.88B$2.09B16.753,291Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.168 of 5 stars$104.39-0.2%$110.91+6.2%+34.0%$10.62B$981M27.99360Positive NewsOKLOOklo2.0844 of 5 stars$72.00-4.4%$59.33-17.6%+798.0%$10.51BN/A-13.3178Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.28-1.3%N/A+14.2%$8.97B$4.20B11.656,320Positive NewsBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners3.6479 of 5 stars$24.67-0.9%$30.11+22.1%+3.3%$7.06B$5.88B-25.975,270Positive NewsKNTKKinetik3.5301 of 5 stars$40.80-1.2%$55.56+36.2%-8.8%$6.52B$1.48B55.14200CWENClearway Energy2.6718 of 5 stars$29.35-2.7%$36.40+24.0%+3.8%$6.10B$1.37B45.1560Positive NewsTXNMTXNM Energy1.4592 of 5 stars$57.01+0.4%$54.86-3.8%+39.7%$5.98B$1.97B29.381,695News CoveragePositive NewsCIGComp En De Mn Cemig ADSN/A$1.94+0.3%N/A-12.3%$5.52B$7.38B4.165,028Positive NewsEarnings ReportELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)1.3651 of 5 stars$9.00-1.9%N/A+10.5%$5.46B$4.20B52.914,396Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Essential Utilities Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Oklo Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Clearway Energy Alternatives TXNM Energy Alternatives Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) 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 8/20/2025 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 | SponsoredWashington Thinks They Own Your Bank AccountWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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