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In the latest session, Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR (NYSE: UGP) closed at $2.85 down -1.72% from its previous closing price of $2.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.51 million shares were traded. UGP stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.78.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.79.
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 the company, Goldman on January 31, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $3.20 from $4.10 previously.
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 3084099072 and an Enterprise Value of 15023013888. As of this moment, Ultrapar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.113 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.967.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UGP is 1.15, which has changed by -0.45817488 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UGP has reached a high of $5.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.06%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UGP has traded an average of 1.77M shares per day and 1971310 over the past ten days. Shares short for UGP as of 1741910400 were 2946564 with a Short Ratio of 5.14, compared to 1739491200 on 5000440. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2946564 and a Short% of Float of 0.38.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for UGP is 0.12, from 0.7 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.2413793The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.07. The current Payout Ratio is 27.24% for UGP, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-08-19 with an ex-dividend date of 1741564800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-04-25 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
