4 Fastest Growing Blue Chip Stocks
Blue chip stocks can be an ideal addition to your portfolio if you are risk-averse. These companies enjoy a favorable reputation and historic stability in the markets. Based on the latest activity, these 4 blue chip stocks have been gaining fast.
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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 1,088,109,952 |
| Shares Float | 723,108,079 |
| Shares Short | 1,670,203 |
| Institution Holdings | 3.78% |
About Ultrapar Participações S.A
Ultrapar Participações S.A. engages in the gas distribution, fuel distribution, chemicals, storage, and drugstores businesses primarily in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, other Latin American countries, the United States, Canada, the Far East, Europe, and internationally. Its Gas Distribution segment distributes liquefied petroleum gas to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers, as well as independent dealers primarily in the South, Southeast, and Northeast regions of Brazil. The company's Fuel Distribution segment distributes and markets gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene, natural gas for vehicles, and lubricants and related activities through a network of 7,090 Ipiranga service stations. Its Chemicals segment produces ethylene oxide and its derivatives, as well as fatty alcohols, which are raw materials used in the home and personal care, agrochemical, paints, varnishes, and other industries. The company's Storage segment operates liquid bulk terminals primarily in the Southeast and Northeast regions of Brazil. Its Drugstores segment trades in pharmaceutical, hygiene, and beauty products through its own drugstore chain in the North, Northeast, and Southeast regions of Brazil. The company also operates Abastece Aí, a digital payments app for the purchase of fuels, and other products and services. Ultrapar Participações S.A. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
General
| Name | Ultrapar Participações S.A |
| Ticker | UGP |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Energy |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 15,946 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 4.50 |
| Market Cap | 3,737,301,504 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.13 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 0.25 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 0.06 |
| Profit Margin | 0.01 |
| Return on Assets | 0.03 |
| Return on Equity | 0.09 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.52 |
| Gross Profit | 5,612,888,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -0.02 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 6.67 |
| Forward PE | 17.57 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 0.27 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.33 |
Dividend
Ultrapar Participações S.A pays out a dividend of $0.38 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.69%.
UGP's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on March 22, 2021.
They pay out 41.00% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Mar 25, 2024 | $0.08 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | $0.05 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | $0.02 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | $0.08 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | $0.03 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | $0.04 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | $0.08 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | $0.05 |
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