Ultrapar Participações (UGP) Competitors $3.10 -0.02 (-0.48%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UGP vs. SBS, WTRG, KEP, DTM, TLN, KNTK, ELPC, ENLC, BEP, and CWENShould you be buying Ultrapar Participações stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultrapar Participações include Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Korea Electric Power (KEP), DT Midstream (DTM), Talen Energy (TLN), Kinetik (KNTK), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), and Clearway Energy (CWEN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ultrapar Participações vs. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Essential Utilities Korea Electric Power DT Midstream Talen Energy Kinetik Companhia Paranaense de Energia EnLink Midstream Brookfield Renewable Partners Clearway Energy 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Does the media refer more to SBS or UGP? In the previous week, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP had 3 more articles in the media than Ultrapar Participações. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP and 5 mentions for Ultrapar Participações. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Ultrapar Participações' score of 0.65 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ultrapar Participações 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBS or UGP? Ultrapar Participações received 96 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 58.16% of users gave Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESPOutperform Votes22858.16% Underperform Votes16441.84% Ultrapar ParticipaçõesOutperform Votes32461.02% Underperform Votes20738.98% Do analysts rate SBS or UGP? Ultrapar Participações has a consensus price target of $3.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.39%. Given Ultrapar Participações' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 4.00Ultrapar Participações 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ultrapar Participações shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 1.2%. Ultrapar Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. Which has more volatility and risk, SBS or UGP? Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ultrapar Participações has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 - SABESP25.62% 27.73% 13.50% Ultrapar Participações 2.00%18.03%6.93% Which has higher valuation & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP$26.17B0.46$705.76M$2.556.93Ultrapar Participações$133.50B0.03$488.69M$0.397.94 SummaryCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP beats Ultrapar Participações on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$3.45B$12.67B$7.72B$19.31BDividend Yield4.39%2.87%10.66%3.76%P/E Ratio6.7312.1850.1232.60Price / Sales0.032.4530,169.9125.97Price / Cash3.839.0635.4517.55Price / Book1.231.953.664.51Net Income$488.69M$1.29B$4.28B$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.64%-1.23%-3.23%1 Month Performance8.41%-0.87%-0.50%-4.65%1 Year Performance-45.89%8.57%6.03%1.77% Ultrapar Participações Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UGPUltrapar Participações1.869 of 5 stars$3.10-0.5%$3.20+3.4%-45.5%$3.45B$133.50B6.739,920SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.8152 of 5 stars$17.66+2.7%N/A+6.6%$12.07B$26.17B6.9511,170Earnings ReportWTRGEssential Utilities4.1905 of 5 stars$39.84+0.9%$43.50+9.2%+6.1%$10.95B$2.09B19.923,258Positive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.8038 of 5 stars$7.74-0.1%N/A-10.4%$9.93B$93.40T3.5848,800DTMDT Midstream3.5777 of 5 stars$96.72+1.0%$102.00+5.5%+58.6%$9.80B$981M23.53360TLNTalen Energy2.2188 of 5 stars$207.00+1.0%$241.36+16.6%+109.3%$9.51B$2.07B11.084,981Analyst ForecastPositive NewsKNTKKinetik3.7739 of 5 stars$54.03+2.0%$59.63+10.4%+28.2%$8.52B$1.48B19.94200ELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$6.61+1.1%N/A-3.2%$7.07B$22.65B9.446,320High Trading VolumeENLCEnLink Midstream0.6891 of 5 stars$14.56+2.9%$15.40+5.8%+6.7%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners4.3307 of 5 stars$22.86+0.5%$30.50+33.4%-4.0%$6.51B$5.88B-25.693,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCWENClearway Energy2.4727 of 5 stars$29.68+1.8%$34.17+15.1%+30.8%$6.00B$1.37B28.5360Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia Alternatives EnLink Midstream Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners 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 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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