Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ultrapar Participações S.A., through its subsidiaries, operates in the energy and infrastructure business in Brazil. The company distributes liquefied petroleum gas to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers, in addition to renewable electricity and compressed natural gas. It also operates in the distribution and marketing of gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene, natural gas for vehicles, and lubricants; and holds AmPm convenience stores and provides JetOil lubricant services. In addition, the company operates liquid bulk storage terminals. Further, it offers digital payments services, combining the abastece aí app and the loyalty program Km de Vantagens. It also exports its products and services to customers in Europe, Singapore, the United States, Canada, other Latin American countries, and internationally. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.06 to $3.16
• 50-Day Range: $2.83 to $3.37
• 52-Week Range: $2.53 to $4.51
• Volume: 2.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.53
• Dividend Yield: 4.56%
• Price Target: $3.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Ultrapar Participacoes Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ultrapar Participacoes scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 183rd out of 267 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Ultrapar Participacoes has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.40, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ultrapar Participacoes has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ultrapar Participacoes are expected to grow by 3.33% in the coming year, from $0.30 to $0.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ultrapar Participacoes is 8.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ultrapar Participacoes is 8.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ultrapar Participacoes has a PEG Ratio of 3.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ultrapar Participacoes has a P/B Ratio of 1.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.62% of the float of Ultrapar Participacoes has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ultrapar Participacoes has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ultrapar Participacoes has recently increased by 850.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Ultrapar Participacoes is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ultrapar Participacoes does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ultrapar Participacoes is 38.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ultrapar Participacoes will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.16% next year. This indicates that Ultrapar Participacoes will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.62% of the float of Ultrapar Participacoes has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ultrapar Participacoes has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ultrapar Participacoes has recently increased by 850.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Ultrapar Participacoes has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Ultrapar Participacoes this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for UGP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ultrapar Participacoes insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.80% of the stock of Ultrapar Participacoes is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 3.58% of the stock of Ultrapar Participacoes is held by institutions.

UGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UGP shares performed this year?

Ultrapar Participacoes' stock was trading at $2.63 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, UGP shares have increased by 16.7% and is now trading at $3.07.

How were Ultrapar Participacoes' earnings last quarter?

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (NYSE:UGP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 7th. The oil and gas company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08. The oil and gas company earned $6.21 billion during the quarter. Ultrapar Participacoes had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.29% and a net margin of 1.65%.
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Who are Ultrapar Participacoes' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Ultrapar Participacoes include Polunin Capital Partners Ltd (0.85%), Bleakley Financial Group LLC (0.02%), Ritholtz Wealth Management (0.01%) and Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Ultrapar Participacoes?

Shares of UGP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ultrapar Participacoes own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ultrapar Participacoes investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), GE Aerospace (GE), Adobe (ADBE) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2024
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - PROD/PIPELN
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UGP
• CIK: 1094972
• Web: www.ultra.com.br
• Phone: 551131776695
• Fax: 55-11-3177-6107
• Employees: 9,558
• Year Founded: 1937

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ultrapar Participacoes: $3.20
• High Price Target: $3.20
• Low Price Target: $3.20
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.23
• P/E Growth: 3.08
• Net Income: $438.05 million
• Net Margins: 1.65%
• Pretax Margin: 2.93%
• Return on Equity: 14.29%
• Return on Assets: 5.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.76
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.14
• Cash Flow: $0.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.46
• Book Value: $2.63 per share
• Price / Book: 1.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,115,440,000
• Free Float: 1,095,361,000
• Market Cap: $3.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05