Ultrapar Participações (UGP) Competitors $2.62 -0.13 (-4.73%) (As of 01:52 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends UGP vs. WTRG, SBS, DTM, KNTK, BEP, ENLC, ELPC, CWEN, BIPC, and BEPCShould you be buying Ultrapar Participações stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultrapar Participações include Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), DT Midstream (DTM), Kinetik (KNTK), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), and Brookfield Renewable (BEPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ultrapar Participações vs. Essential Utilities Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Kinetik Brookfield Renewable Partners EnLink Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia Clearway Energy Brookfield Infrastructure Brookfield Renewable Ultrapar Participações (NYSE:UGP) and Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation. Do analysts rate UGP or WTRG? Ultrapar Participações currently has a consensus price target of $5.20, indicating a potential upside of 95.49%. Essential Utilities has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.43%. Given Ultrapar Participações' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ultrapar Participações is more favorable than Essential Utilities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ultrapar Participações 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Essential Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media refer more to UGP or WTRG? In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 1 more articles in the media than Ultrapar Participações. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Essential Utilities and 6 mentions for Ultrapar Participações. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Ultrapar Participações' score of 0.20 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 Participações 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Essential Utilities 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UGP or WTRG? Ultrapar Participações received 291 more outperform votes than Essential Utilities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.95% of users gave Ultrapar Participações an outperform vote while only 35.80% of users gave Essential Utilities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUltrapar ParticipaçõesOutperform Votes32060.95% Underperform Votes20539.05% Essential UtilitiesOutperform Votes2935.80% Underperform Votes5264.20% Is UGP or WTRG more profitable? Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.84% compared to Ultrapar Participações' net margin of 2.00%. Ultrapar Participações' return on equity of 18.03% beat Essential Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ultrapar Participações2.00% 18.03% 6.93% Essential Utilities 27.84%7.89%2.79% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UGP or WTRG? 3.6% of Ultrapar Participações shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ultrapar Participações 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UGP or WTRG? Essential Utilities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ultrapar Participações. Ultrapar Participações 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 Participações$25.25B0.12$488.69M$0.465.78Essential Utilities$1.96B5.25$498.23M$2.0018.74 Which has more risk & volatility, UGP or WTRG? Ultrapar Participações has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UGP or WTRG a better dividend stock? Ultrapar Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ultrapar Participações pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essential Utilities pays out 65.0% 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 raised its dividend for 32 consecutive years. Essential Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryEssential Utilities beats Ultrapar Participações on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get Ultrapar Participações 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ParticipaçõesNatural gas distribution IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.97B$10.40B$7.92B$19.68BDividend Yield2.91%3.24%11.37%3.51%P/E Ratio5.7816.6717.0043.79Price / Sales0.122.17109.9917.84Price / Cash3.728.2812.4121.73Price / Book1.061.903.635.48Net Income$488.69M$1.29B$930.36M$987.88M7 Day Performance-14.74%-2.82%-1.68%-2.00%1 Month Performance-17.90%0.49%-1.45%1.00%1 Year Performance-49.43%-0.63%5.51%16.82% Ultrapar Participações Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGPUltrapar Participações3.7559 of 5 stars$2.62-4.7%$5.20+98.5%-47.0%$2.92B$131.52B5.709,729Gap DownWTRGEssential Utilities4.6353 of 5 stars$38.83-0.3%$44.00+13.3%+5.3%$10.66B$2.05B19.263,258Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.7607 of 5 stars$15.04+0.5%N/A+2.9%$10.28B$5.12B5.8911,170Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream4.0585 of 5 stars$100.10-2.7%$84.78-15.3%+86.1%$9.73B$922M25.04360Short Interest ↓Positive NewsKNTKKinetik2.9072 of 5 stars$57.05-2.0%$45.71-19.9%+71.5%$8.99B$1.26B21.48200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners4.0773 of 5 stars$24.13-0.4%$31.78+31.7%-12.3%$6.88B$5.04B0.004,770Analyst UpgradeENLCEnLink Midstream2.9694 of 5 stars$14.84-3.2%$15.40+3.8%+17.8%$6.78B$6.90B73.001,072ELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$5.59+2.9%N/AN/A$5.98BN/A0.005,730Gap DownCWENClearway Energy3.4327 of 5 stars$28.77+1.9%$33.13+15.1%-2.0%$5.82B$1.31B27.1560Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/A$42.70-0.2%N/A+12.7%$5.64B$3.64B29.721,700News CoveragePositive NewsBEPCBrookfield Renewable3.9153 of 5 stars$30.38+2.2%$32.00+5.3%+1.8%$5.46B$4.22B-37.041,890 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Essential Utilities Alternatives Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives EnLink Midstream Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia Alternatives Clearway Energy Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:UGP) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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