With 1.74 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 2.09 million shares. The 52-week range on UGP shows that it touched its highest point at $4.51 and its lowest point at $2.53 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $4.00. With its current market cap of 3.14 billion, UGP has annualized dividend of $0.12 while the current yield stands at 4.24%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.03.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of UGP was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -1.68%, but this was down by -5.50% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 3.91% while six-month performance fell -1.68%. The stock lost -33.79% in the past year, while it has gained 11.03% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for UGP yields 0.36 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.35. For the next quarter, that number is 0.07. This implies an EPS growth rate of -26.56% for this year and 26.68% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 2.48% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 35.46%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for UGP since 2 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 1 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 1 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $0.32227 being high and $0.30079 being low. For UGP, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.31153.