The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR): The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price Rises 9.09% Today

The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price Today stood at Rs 54.94, up 9.09%, taking market capitalisation to Rs 570.04 crore and placing the micro-cap sugar stock among today’s top gainers.

The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price rose to Rs 54.94 on 20 August 2026, up 9.09% from the previous close of Rs 50.36, lifting the company’s market capitalisation to Rs 570.04 crore. That move places the stock firmly in focus in Stock Market Today discussions, especially because the company falls in the Micro Cap category and the verified data confirms that this was a qualifying same-day price rise event.

For investors tracking The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price Today, the session stands out for both the scale of the gain and the intraday range. The stock opened at Rs 51.01, touched a high of Rs 55.34 and a low of Rs 50.71 before trading near the upper end of that band. Turnover on the reporting exchange stood at Rs 0.44 crore, while total traded volume across exchanges reached 13,07,944 shares.

The supplied data confirms what happened in the market, but it does not establish a company-specific catalyst for why the stock is rising today. Even so, the price action, valuation ratios, profitability metrics and sugar-industry comparison give enough verified context to explain why The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price has entered market conversations. In this Univest analysis, the key questions are straightforward: what today’s move says about participation, how the fundamentals compare with the sugar industry benchmark, where the company sits against listed peers, and what investors should monitor next in The Ugar Sugar Works Stock News flow.

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) Share Price Today: Price Action Analysis

Metric	Value
Current Price	Rs 54.94
Previous Close	Rs 50.36
Today's Change	+Rs 4.58 (+9.09%)
Day Open	Rs 51.01
Day High	Rs 55.34
Day Low	Rs 50.71
Current Volume (BSE)	80,708
BSE Traded Volume	80,708
NSE Traded Volume	12,27,236
Combined NSE + BSE Volume	13,07,944
Turnover	Rs 0.44 crore
Market Capitalisation	Rs 570.04 crore
Market Cap Category	Micro Cap

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) traded at Rs 54.94. versus the previous close of Rs 50.36, a rise of 9.09%. The stock opened at Rs 51.01, reached Rs 55.34, touched Rs 50.71. Reported volume was 80,708.

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) Fundamental Analysis

Metric	Value
Market Capitalisation	Rs 570.04 crore
P/E Ratio	19.65x
P/B Ratio	2.42x
ROE	42.84%
ROCE	12.9%
EPS	Rs 2.56
Dividend Yield	0.2%

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. was valued at a P/E ratio of 19.65x, a P/B ratio of 2.42x. These multiples provide valuation context, but they should not be labelled expensive or inexpensive without a comparable peer or sector benchmark.

Profitability and capital efficiency were represented by ROE of 42.84% and ROCE of 12.9%. ROE relates profit to shareholder equity, while ROCE measures returns generated on the capital employed in the business.

Per-share and shareholder-return metrics included EPS of Rs 2.56, dividend yield of 0.2%. Dividend yield is a current or historical ratio and does not guarantee future distributions.

The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price is now drawing attention not only because of today’s gain, but also because the company’s profitability and valuation metrics present a mixed but notable fundamental picture. The stock trades at a mid-range earnings multiple for its industry, while return ratios are stronger than many benchmark medians.

At the current price, the company is valued at a market capitalisation of Rs 570.04 crore. Its price-to-earnings ratio is 19.65 and its price-to-book ratio is 2.42. On pure valuation, those figures matter because they place the stock neither at the very low end nor the most expensive end of the listed sugar universe. The earnings per share, or EPS, stands at Rs 2.56, which represents the earnings attributable to each share based on the supplied data. The dividend yield is 0.2, showing a modest historical payout relative to the current share price.

Profitability is where the numbers stand out more clearly. Return on equity, or ROE, is 42.84%, while return on capital employed, or ROCE, is 12.9%. ROE at 42.84% is especially striking because it is well above many of the sector benchmark figures supplied later in this article. ROCE at 12.9% is also comfortably positive, though its gap over peer and benchmark levels is narrower than the ROE difference.

That combination creates an interesting reading for The Ugar Sugar Works Fundamental Analysis. A P/E of 19.65 suggests investors are already assigning a meaningful earnings multiple, and a P/B of 2.42 is above the industry median. At the same time, the company’s 42.84% ROE signals strong return generation on shareholder equity, while the 12.9% ROCE indicates the business is still generating double-digit returns on capital employed.

For investors reading The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price Update, the fundamentals neither prove nor disprove the reason for today’s rally. What they do show is that the stock’s price rise is landing on a base of measurable profitability, an EPS of Rs 2.56 and a low but present dividend yield of 0.2. That makes it useful to compare the company not in isolation, but against the wider sugar-industry benchmark and selected listed peers tracked by Univest.

Sector and Industry Context

Metric	Value
Sector	Agri
Industry	Sugar
Benchmark Scope	same industry
Company P/E Ratio	19.65x
Benchmark Median P/E	18.29x
Benchmark Average P/E	251.63x
Benchmark P/E Range	4.86x to 5,631.63x
Company P/B Ratio	2.42x
Benchmark Median P/B	0.94x
Company ROE	42.84%
Benchmark Median ROE	7.73%
Company ROCE	12.9%
Benchmark Median ROCE	9.29%
Company Market Capitalisation	Rs 570.04 crore
Benchmark Median Market Cap	Rs 329.19 crore

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) is classified under sector: Agri and industry: Sugar.

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) has a P/E ratio of 19.65x, which is above the benchmark median of 18.29x, a difference of +7.44%. P/E is a valuation multiple and is not, by itself, a buy or sell signal.

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) has a ROE of 42.84%, which is above the benchmark median of 7.73%, a difference of +454.2%. The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) has a ROCE of 12.9%, which is above the benchmark median of 9.29%, a difference of +38.86%.

Track today's top gainers through the Univest top gainers screener. The peer table below provides the company-level comparison.

The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price sits within the Agri sector and the Sugar industry, so its valuation and profitability are best judged against that exact benchmark set. The supplied same-industry snapshot covers 31 companies and provides enough context to assess whether the stock is trading above or below important sector medians.

The benchmark scope here is the same industry, with 31 companies in the comparison set. On valuation, The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price trades at a P/E of 19.65. That is above the industry median P/E of 18.29, but dramatically below the industry average P/E of 251.63. The very high average appears heavily influenced by outliers because the industry P/E range runs from 4.86 to 5,631.63, based on 25 companies with valid P/E data. So, in sector terms, the company’s earnings multiple is slightly above the median but nowhere near the most expensive end of the range.

The P/B picture is firmer. The company’s P/B of 2.42 is above the industry median of 0.94 and above the average of 1.18. The broader range stretches from -0.38 to 6.69 across 31 companies. That means the stock is trading at a richer book-value multiple than the central tendency of the sugar pack.

Profitability tells a stronger story. The company’s ROE of 42.84% is far above the industry median ROE of 7.73% and also above the industry average of -1.3 across 31 companies. Its ROCE of 12.9% is above the industry median of 9.29% and above the average of 9.99. On size, the company’s market capitalisation of Rs 570.04 crore is above the industry median market cap of Rs 329.19 crore and above the average of Rs 462.74 crore, though still well below the industry maximum of Rs 1,476.66 crore and well above the minimum of Rs 6.88 crore.

For The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price News, the sector takeaway is balanced. The stock carries a somewhat richer P/B and a slightly above-median P/E, but it also posts much stronger ROE and better-than-median ROCE. In other words, valuation is not the cheapest in the sugar space, yet profitability metrics are comparatively stronger, which helps explain why this move is being watched in Market News and NSE News discussions.

Peer Comparison

Company	Symbol	Market Cap (Cr)	P/E	P/B	ROE (%)	ROCE (%)
Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.	AVADHSUGAR	1,476.66	22.39	1.31	16.86	12.59
Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.	GODAVARIB	1,280.68	5,631.63	1.65	6.16	11.7
Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd.	UTTAMSUGAR	1,106.96	13.19	1.31	19.18	17.41
Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd.	DHAMPURSUG	1,084.85	16.14	0.94	11.78	11.31
M.V.K. Agro Food Product Ltd.	MVKAGRO	1,043.92	21.27	2.2	21.93	6

The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) has a P/E ratio of 19.65x compared with the displayed peer median of 21.27x. This is a relative valuation comparison, not a buy or sell signal. Its ROE of 42.84% compares with a peer median of 16.86% across the companies shown in the table. ROCE stood at 12.9% versus the displayed peer median of 11.7%, providing a capital-efficiency comparison. The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. (UGARSUGAR) has a market capitalisation of Rs 570.04 crore. Among the 5 peers shown, 5 have a larger market capitalisation.

The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price looks more meaningful when set against specific listed sugar peers rather than only broad benchmark averages. The peer data shows the company sitting in the middle of the market-cap range here, with profitability that beats several peers on ROE, even though some rivals show lower valuation multiples.

Among the supplied peers, Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd. has a market cap of Rs 1,476.66 crore, a P/E of 22.39, P/B of 1.31, ROE of 16.86% and ROCE of 12.59%. Godavari Biorefineries Ltd. stands at Rs 1,280.68 crore with an extreme P/E of 5,631.63, P/B of 1.65, ROE of 6.16% and ROCE of 11.7%. Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd. has a lower P/E of 13.19, P/B of 1.31, ROE of 19.18% and ROCE of 17.41% on a market cap of Rs 1,106.96 crore.

Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd. trades at a P/E of 16.14, P/B of 0.94, ROE of 11.78% and ROCE of 11.31%, with a market cap of Rs 1,084.85 crore. M.V.K. Agro Food Product Ltd. is closer on P/B at 2.2, with P/E of 21.27, ROE of 21.93%, ROCE of 6% and market cap of Rs 1,043.92 crore. Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd. trades at 61.75 times earnings with P/B of 1.11, ROE of 24.79%, ROCE of 21.03% and market cap of Rs 894.82 crore.

Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd. shows P/E of 15.99, P/B of 0.94, ROE of 7.96% and ROCE of 8.77% on market cap of Rs 816.68 crore. Dhampur Bio Organics Ltd. trades at P/E of 10.24, P/B of 0.85, ROE of 12.38% and ROCE of 11.06%, with market cap of Rs 813.85 crore. Zuari Industries Ltd. has P/E of 7.19, P/B of 0.22, ROE of -6.32% and ROCE of 2.44% on Rs 776.54 crore market cap. DCM Shriram Industries Ltd. has P/E of 20.28, P/B of 1.73, ROE of 10.28%, ROCE of 11.45% and market cap of Rs 613.99 crore.

Against that set, The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price reflects a smaller market cap than every named peer here except none; in fact, at Rs 570.04 crore it is below even DCM Shriram Industries Ltd. at Rs 613.99 crore. Yet its P/E of 19.65 is close to DCM Shriram Industries, below Avadh Sugar and far below Dwarikesh and Godavari Biorefineries. More importantly, its ROE of 42.84% is higher than every listed peer in this snapshot, while its ROCE of 12.9% beats several peers though not Uttam Sugar’s 17.41% or Dwarikesh’s 21.03%. That makes The Ugar Sugar Works Stock Analysis more nuanced than a simple momentum story: valuation is moderate in peer context, but return ratios are unusually strong.

Why Investors Are Watching The Ugar Sugar Works

The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price is in focus because today’s 9.

• Verified price action: the stock rose Rs 4.58 to Rs 54.94 from Rs 50.36, after opening at Rs 51.01 and moving between Rs 50.71 and Rs 55.34.
• Volume footprint: total volume reached 13,07,944 shares, with 12,27,236 shares on NSE and 80,708 shares on BSE.
• Fundamental context: P/E is 19.65, P/B is 2.42, ROE is 42.84%, ROCE is 12.9%, EPS is Rs 2.56 and dividend yield is 0.2.
• Sector positioning: ROE and ROCE are above the same-industry medians of 7.73% and 9.29%, while P/B is above the median of 0.94.
• Peer relevance: the company is smaller than the supplied peers by market cap, but its ROE is the highest in this peer set.

What investors may want to monitor next is whether The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price continues to hold near the upper end of today’s range, how future The Ugar Sugar Works Latest News and company disclosures shape trading interest, and whether the market continues to reward its stronger profitability metrics despite a richer book-value multiple. Univest notes that the data confirms the move, but not a specific company catalyst.

About The Ugar Sugar Works

The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price belongs to a company classified in the Agri sector and the Sugar industry. Based on the verified classification data, the market is evaluating the company primarily against listed sugar businesses rather than against a broad industrial basket, which is why sector-relative valuation and profitability matter so much in today’s stock analysis.

The company operates in the sugar-linked business environment reflected by its industry tag, and that places it among businesses whose market comparisons are usually shaped by earnings multiples, book-value multiples and return ratios within the same industry universe. In this case, the benchmark used for analysis covers 31 same-industry companies, making the comparison set directly relevant to The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price Today.

Its current market capitalisation of Rs 570.04 crore places it above the industry median market cap of Rs 329.19 crore and above the industry average of Rs 462.74 crore, though below larger listed sugar names such as Avadh Sugar & Energy, Godavari Biorefineries and Uttam Sugar Mills. That means the company is not among the biggest sugar plays on the exchange, but it is also not at the bottom of the listed spectrum.

For readers following The Ugar Sugar Works Company News and The Ugar Sugar Works Shareholding Pattern-related searches, the most grounded way to understand the business at present is through its industry placement, market size, valuation and return profile. Univest therefore treats the stock as a listed sugar-sector participant whose current relevance is being driven by a strong single-day share price rise and a profitability profile that stands out in the available benchmark set.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price rising today?

Ans. The supplied data confirms that The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price rose 9.09% today to Rs 54.94 from Rs 50.36. It verifies the price event and strong trading activity, but it does not establish a company-specific catalyst.

What is The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price Today?

Ans. The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price Today was Rs 54.94 at the time of the article. The stock gained Rs 4.58 on the day, moving from the previous close of Rs 50.36 to a 9.09% higher level.

How did the stock trade intraday today?

Ans. The stock opened at Rs 51.01, touched an intraday high of Rs 55.34 and a low of Rs 50.71. Trading near Rs 54.94 shows that most of the session’s gains were retained during the measured period.

How much volume was traded in The Ugar Sugar Works shares?

Ans. Total traded volume was 13,07,944 shares, made up of 12,27,236 shares on NSE and 80,708 shares on BSE. Reported turnover on the tracked exchange stood at Rs 0.44 crore during the price rise session.

What is the market capitalisation of The Ugar Sugar Works?

Ans. The company’s market capitalisation was Rs 570.04 crore in this update. That places it in the Micro Cap category and above the sugar-industry median market cap of Rs 329.19 crore in the supplied benchmark set.

Is The Ugar Sugar Works expensive compared with its industry?

Ans. On the supplied numbers, the stock’s P/E of 19.65 is slightly above the sugar-industry median of 18.29, while its P/B of 2.42 is above the median of 0.94. So valuation is not the lowest in the sector.

How profitable is The Ugar Sugar Works based on the data?

Ans. The company shows ROE of 42.84% and ROCE of 12.9% in the supplied data. Both are above the same-industry medians of 7.73% and 9.29%, indicating stronger profitability than many benchmark companies.

What does EPS and dividend yield show for The Ugar Sugar Works?

Ans. EPS is Rs 2.56, which represents earnings attributable to each share on the supplied data. Dividend yield is 0.2, showing a modest historical payout relative to the current market price of Rs 54.94.

How does The Ugar Sugar Works compare with listed sugar peers?

Ans. The company’s market cap of Rs 570.04 crore is below the supplied peers, but its ROE of 42.84% is the highest in that peer snapshot. Its P/E of 19.65 is moderate relative to several sugar companies.

What should investors monitor after today’s move?

Ans. Investors may watch whether The Ugar Sugar Works Share Price holds near today’s upper range, whether future company disclosures affect trading interest, and how its valuation and profitability continue to compare with sugar-sector benchmarks and peers.