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UGP

Ultrapar ParticipacoesB
NYSE / Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
Last Price
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Current thesis
The most supportive external signal available remains the company's own analyst-coverage page, which showed 8 Buy, 5 Neutral, and 0 Sell ratings, with target-price consensus updated on April 27, 2026 and several bank targets refreshed in late April, indicating constructive but not euphoric sell-side positioning [#IR-COVERAGE-2026-04-27].
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +1.5.
What can break
Execution risk on the R$2.6 billion 2026 investment plan, including whether expansion spending earns acceptable returns rather than diluting free-cash conversion.
Momentum
93
Value
69
Sentiment
45
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $5.50 · Bull $6.80 · Bear $4.70Analysis 2026-05-06; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-27 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-27 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-06 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-27

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-27. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $7.49
Why
Momentum93 · Δ7d -1.2
Value69 · Δ7d +1.5
Sentiment45 · Δ7d +13.4
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Confirming evidence

  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +1.5.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • Execution risk on the R$2.6 billion 2026 investment plan, including whether expansion spending earns acceptable returns rather than diluting free-cash conversion.
  • • Fuel-market and regulatory conditions remain important swing factors; management highlighted prior irregularities in the sector and emphasized legal-competition and regulatory-security measures in the 4Q25 release.
  • • That constructive coverage has to be weighed against a packet-level directional prior that is still neutral, very high uncertainty, and slightly negative expected returns across forward windows.

Catalyst clock

2026-06-30

4Q25 cash generation and leverage resilience still need to outweigh weaker reported profit

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
93
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-1.2
Δ21d
-1.8
Value
69
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+1.5
Δ21d
+1.6
Sentiment
45
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+13.4
Δ21d
+9.1
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 93.3 / Value 69.1 / Sentiment 44.7

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-05-06. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
25%
Probability
Target price
$6.80
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-05-06 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Most likely
B
Base case
45%
Probability
Target price
$5.50
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-05-06 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
30%
Probability
Target price
$4.70
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-05-06 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-27
Market Cap
$6.99B
Beta
1.08
Shares Out
1.07B
P/E (TTM)
7.9
P/S (TTM)
0.17
P/FCF (TTM)
10.12
Rev YoY
+36.8%
EPS YoY
+62.3%
Gross Margin
+8.4%
Op Margin
+5.0%
Net Debt
$2.7B
Current Ratio
1.64
As of 2026-10-27 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data