The price of Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR (NYSE: UGP) closed at $5.92 in the last session, up 0.85% from day before closing price of $5.87. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1794255 shares were traded. UGP stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.89.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at UGP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.81.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on September 21, 2023, initiated with a Underperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $3.30.
On September 13, 2023, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $4.50 to $4.
HSBC Securities Downgraded its Buy to Hold on June 23, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $3 to $3.80.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UGP now has a Market Capitalization of 6.37B and an Enterprise Value of 7.80B. As of this moment, Ultrapar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.06 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.23.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, UGP has reached a high of $6.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.75, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.47.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, UGP traded on average about 1.40M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.09M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.11B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.10B. Shares short for UGP as of Feb 15, 2024 were 1.52M with a Short Ratio of 1.08, compared to 1.77M on Jan 12, 2024.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for UGP is 0.05, which was 0.65 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 11.07%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.22%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.95. The current Payout Ratio is 26.50% for UGP, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 25, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 08, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Apr 25, 2019 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 2 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.09 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.1 and a low estimate of $0.09, while EPS last year was $0.05. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.09, with high estimates of $0.09 and low estimates of $0.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.43 and $0.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.32. EPS for the following year is $0.31, with 2 analysts recommending between $0.42 and $0.2.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.08B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.2B to a low estimate of $5.95B. As of the current estimate, Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR’s year-ago sales were $5.88B, an estimated increase of 3.40% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UGP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.73B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $23.8B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.56B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.24B, up 1.30% from the average estimate. Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $25.45B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $27.1B and the low estimate is $23.8B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -0.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
