Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) Competitors $3.36 +0.07 (+1.97%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.36 -0.01 (-0.30%) As of 07/3/2025 04:43 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, DTM, WTRG, ELPC, OKLO, BEP, KNTK, ENLC, and CWENShould you be buying Ultrapar Participacoes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultrapar Participacoes include Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Oklo (OKLO), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), and Clearway Energy (CWEN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ultrapar Participacoes vs. Its Competitors Korea Electric Power Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Oklo Brookfield Renewable Partners Kinetik EnLink Midstream Clearway Energy Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE:UGP) and Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk. Is UGP or KEP more profitable? Korea Electric Power has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Ultrapar Participacoes' net margin of 1.65%. Ultrapar Participacoes' return on equity of 14.29% beat Korea Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ultrapar Participacoes1.65% 14.29% 5.70% Korea Electric Power 5.53%13.16%2.18% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UGP or KEP? 3.6% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is UGP or KEP a better dividend stock? Ultrapar Participacoes pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Ultrapar Participacoes pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korea Electric Power pays out 1.7% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, UGP or KEP? Ultrapar Participacoes has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer UGP or KEP? Ultrapar Participacoes presently has a consensus target price of $3.20, indicating a potential downside of 4.90%. Given Ultrapar Participacoes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Korea Electric Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$24.76B0.15$438.05M$0.369.35Korea Electric Power$68.46B0.25$2.44B$2.924.52 Does the media prefer UGP or KEP? In the previous week, Korea Electric Power had 4 more articles in the media than Ultrapar Participacoes. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Korea Electric Power and 2 mentions for Ultrapar Participacoes. Korea Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Ultrapar Participacoes' score of 0.51 indicating that Korea Electric Power 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 Korea Electric Power 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUltrapar Participacoes beats Korea Electric Power on 11 of the 19 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$3.77B$32.03B$7.73B$20.71BDividend Yield4.04%5.22%10.91%3.71%P/E Ratio9.3515.7261.5428.10Price / Sales0.153.5521,809.4938.38Price / Cash4.9246.5336.2422.53Price / Book1.282.263.344.58Net Income$438.05M$1.57B$4.21B$985.54M7 Day Performance8.72%0.50%1.85%2.79%1 Month Performance14.46%0.58%4.39%4.37%1 Year Performance-17.12%12.19%103.20%15.08% Ultrapar Participacoes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGPUltrapar Participacoes2.7161 of 5 stars$3.37+2.0%$3.20-4.9%-17.1%$3.77B$24.76B9.359,558News CoverageKEPKorea Electric Power1.5474 of 5 stars$10.36-3.4%N/A+84.4%$13.76B$68.46B5.1848,440High Trading VolumeTLNTalen Energy0.7179 of 5 stars$291.59+1.0%$246.33-15.5%+145.8%$13.14B$2.12B30.281,894Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.0557 of 5 stars$106.39+0.1%$109.27+2.7%+52.0%$10.80B$981M28.99360News CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8474 of 5 stars$38.03+1.8%$43.50+14.4%-1.8%$10.47B$2.09B17.053,291News CoveragePositive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.43+0.3%N/A+34.7%$8.99B$4.20B12.046,320News CoverageOKLOOklo1.8656 of 5 stars$55.20-4.7%$58.50+6.0%+599.2%$8.09BN/A-10.2078Insider TradeGap UpBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners2.7284 of 5 stars$25.18+0.7%$29.13+15.7%+4.6%$7.09B$5.96B-24.935,270KNTKKinetik3.8372 of 5 stars$41.60-2.9%$56.56+36.0%+3.7%$6.77B$1.48B43.79200Positive NewsENLCEnLink MidstreamN/A$14.56+2.9%$15.33+5.3%+5.4%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130High Trading VolumeCWENClearway Energy2.9877 of 5 stars$31.58-0.4%$35.50+12.4%+33.4%$6.41B$1.37B39.4760Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Korea Electric Power Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Alternatives Oklo Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives EnLink Midstream 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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