Ultrapar Participações (UGP) Competitors

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (NYSE:SBS) and Ultrapar Participações (NYSE:UGP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, SBS or UGP?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ultrapar Participações has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SBS or UGP?

In the previous week, Ultrapar Participações had 3 more articles in the media than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ultrapar Participações and 3 mentions for Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Ultrapar Participações' score of 0.87 indicating that Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ultrapar Participações	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SBS or UGP?

10.6% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Ultrapar Participações shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SBS or UGP?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultrapar Participações. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultrapar Participações, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	$26.17B	0.49	$705.76M	$2.55	7.34
Ultrapar Participações	$133.50B	0.02	$488.69M	$0.39	7.63

Is SBS or UGP a better dividend stock?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ultrapar Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ultrapar Participações pays out 33.3% 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 SBS or UGP more profitable?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a net margin of 25.62% compared to Ultrapar Participações' net margin of 2.00%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's return on equity of 27.73% beat Ultrapar Participações' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	25.62%	27.73%	13.50%
Ultrapar Participações	2.00%	18.03%	6.93%

Do analysts recommend SBS or UGP?

Ultrapar Participações has a consensus price target of $3.20, indicating a potential upside of 7.56%. Given Ultrapar Participações' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ultrapar Participações is more favorable than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Ultrapar Participações	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBS or UGP?

Ultrapar Participações received 95 more outperform votes than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.02% of users gave Ultrapar Participações an outperform vote while only 58.27% of users gave Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	Outperform Votes 229 58.27%	Underperform Votes 164 41.73%
Ultrapar Participações	Outperform Votes 324 61.02%	Underperform Votes 207 38.98%

Summary

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP beats Ultrapar Participações on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.