Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) Competitors

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) and Ultrapar Participacoes (NYSE:UGP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBS or UGP?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultrapar Participacoes. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultrapar Participacoes, 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 Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	$6.70B	2.06	$1.78B	$2.68	7.54
Ultrapar Participacoes	$24.76B	0.13	$438.05M	$0.36	8.13

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SBS or UGP?

10.6% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ultrapar Participacoes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SBS or UGP?

In the previous week, Ultrapar Participacoes had 1 more articles in the media than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ultrapar Participacoes and 1 mentions for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Ultrapar Participacoes' score of 0.35 indicating that Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ultrapar Participacoes	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SBS or UGP more profitable?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a net margin of 28.70% compared to Ultrapar Participacoes' net margin of 1.65%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's return on equity of 29.18% beat Ultrapar Participacoes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	28.70%	29.18%	14.03%
Ultrapar Participacoes	1.65%	14.29%	5.70%

Do analysts prefer SBS or UGP?

Ultrapar Participacoes has a consensus target price of $3.20, indicating a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Ultrapar Participacoes' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ultrapar Participacoes is more favorable than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Ultrapar Participacoes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, SBS or UGP?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ultrapar Participacoes has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBS or UGP a better dividend stock?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ultrapar Participacoes pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ultrapar Participacoes pays out 38.9% 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.

Summary

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp beats Ultrapar Participacoes on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.