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Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$3.96 +0.03 (+0.64%)
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About Ultrapar Participacoes Stock (NYSE:UGP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$3.95
$4.02
50-Day Range
$2.83
$3.93
52-Week Range
$2.53
$4.21
Volume
1.31 million shs
Average Volume
1.83 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.41 billion
P/E Ratio
8.83
Dividend Yield
2.53%
Price Target
$3.20
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Ultrapar Participacoes Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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51st Percentile Overall Score

UGP MarketRank™: 

Ultrapar Participacoes scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 268 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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.

  • Downside Risk

    Ultrapar Participacoes has a consensus price target of $3.20, representing about 19.7% downside from its current price of $3.99.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Ultrapar Participacoes' stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 8.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.30.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ultrapar Participacoes is 8.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 40.06.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ultrapar Participacoes has a PEG Ratio of 3.86. 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 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ultrapar Participacoes' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.29% 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 1.6, 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 1.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ultrapar Participacoes pays a meaningful dividend of 2.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ultrapar Participacoes is 22.22%. 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 32.26% next year. This indicates that Ultrapar Participacoes will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Ultrapar Participacoes' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.29% 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 1.6, 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 1.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Ultrapar Participacoes has a news sentiment score of 1.58. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Ultrapar Participacoes this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for UGP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Ultrapar Participacoes to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Ultrapar Participacoes' insider trading history.
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UGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ultrapar Participacoes' stock was trading at $2.63 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, UGP stock has increased by 51.5% and is now trading at $3.9850.

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (NYSE:UGP) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The oil and gas company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting 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 17.64% and a net margin of 2.12%.
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Top institutional investors of Ultrapar Participacoes include Polunin Capital Partners Ltd (0.85%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.24%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.17%) and Qube Research & Technologies Ltd (0.14%).

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.

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
Record date for 9/8 Dividend
8/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/8 Dividend
8/25/2025
Dividend Payable
9/08/2025
Today
9/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/12/2025
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
Employees
9,558
Year Founded
1937

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$3.20
Low Price Target
$3.20
Potential Upside/Downside
-19.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.45
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.86
Forward P/E Ratio
13.32
P/E Growth
3.86
Net Income
$438.05 million
Net Margins
2.12%
Pretax Margin
3.53%
Return on Equity
17.64%
Return on Assets
7.11%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.84
Current Ratio
1.82
Quick Ratio
1.38

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$24.76 billion
Price / Sales
0.18
Cash Flow
$0.70 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.69
Book Value
$2.63 per share
Price / Book
1.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,115,510,000
Free Float
1,095,428,000
Market Cap
$4.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.11

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This page (NYSE:UGP) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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