UGP BUE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ultrapar Participações S.A. · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Latest close 10,260 ARS
-0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 28.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 27.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 71 out of 100
Latest Close 10,260 ARS 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.5% latest completed week
4W Return 27.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 13.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 98.1% 51 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 5-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 28.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 27.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.4x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6712-week average 0.79

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.67Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 27.9% over four weeks, 13.6% over 12 weeks, and 145.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.5%
4W27.9%
12W13.6%
26W43.1%
52W145.8%
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year51
Trend breadth98.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.63Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change167.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.98Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1858.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

Open full factor analysis

No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

5 positive · 10 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.3%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 29 May.
Latest week-0.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains3
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.9% / -2.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryAR Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average27.9%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202610,260 ARS-0.5%8,009 ARS5,331 ARS0.6320.983.6KOn
24 Jul 202610,310 ARS5.0%7,863 ARS5,280 ARS0.4123.0335.6KOn
17 Jul 20269,820 ARS4.4%7,712 ARS5,228 ARS-0.1321.5132.1KOn
10 Jul 20269,410 ARS17.3%7,576 ARS5,178 ARS-0.6314.735.6KOn
3 Jul 20268,025 ARS5.5%7,462 ARS5,132 ARS-0.941.0719.7KOn
26 Jun 20267,605 ARS6.0%7,396 ARS5,093 ARS-1.20-1.55218Off
19 Jun 20267,175 ARS-1.7%7,349 ARS5,058 ARS-1.22-11.4352On
12 Jun 20267,300 ARS0.0%7,310 ARS5,024 ARS-0.93-11.293.4KOn
5 Jun 20267,300 ARS-4.4%7,274 ARS4,989 ARS-0.54-3.26229On
29 May 20267,635 ARS-9.4%7,234 ARS4,954 ARS0.32-0.862.1KOn
22 May 20268,430 ARS-0.5%7,179 ARS4,917 ARS1.1122.65781On
15 May 20268,475 ARS-6.2%7,101 ARS4,873 ARS1.4431.172.2KOn
8 May 20269,035 ARS0.2%7,016 ARS4,830 ARS1.6438.5014.0KOn
1 May 20269,015 ARS4.8%6,910 ARS4,782 ARS1.5436.9518.1KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.