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API vs UPPER: Api Power and Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower compared
On 5 Oct 2026, API (Api Power Company Ltd.) closed at Rs 334.50 and UPPER (Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Ltd) at Rs 187.90. Over the past year, Rs 100 in API became Rs 123 and in UPPER Rs 102, adjusted for bonus shares.
UPPER is the larger company by market value, Rs 3,980 crore against Rs 2,134 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.08% on API and nothing on UPPER at today’s price.
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A year to the close of 5 Oct 2026, adjusted for bonus shares. The chart below takes any window.
5 Oct 2026API Rs 100 → Rs 123 (close 334.50)UPPER Rs 100 → Rs 102 (close 187.90)
Rs 100 in each on the first session of the window, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back; a right share issue in the window is not adjusted either. To the close of 5 Oct 2026.
| APIApi Power Company Ltd. | UPPERUpper Tamakoshi Hydropower Ltd | |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Hydro Power | Hydro Power |
| Close, Rs | 334.50 | 187.90 |
| Today | −1.27% down | −1.05% down |
| Return, 1 month | +1.67% up | +2.68% up |
| Return, 1 year | +23.02% up | +1.51% up |
| 52-week range | 269.00 to 370.00 | 170.50 to 242.60 |
| Market value | Rs 2,134 cr | Rs 3,980 cr |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.08% | none in 12 months |
| Latest dividends | 2081/82: 0.263% cash, 5% bonus | none recorded |
| Traded, last 30 days | Rs 349.44 cr | Rs 69.46 cr |
API and UPPER dividends, year by year
| Fiscal year | API | UPPER |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 0.263% cash, 5% bonus | none |
| 2080/81 | 0.263% cash, 5% bonus | none |
| 2078/79 | 0.395% cash, 7.5% bonus | none |
As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.
P/E, earnings per share and book value are not in the web data. The Punji app compares those too.
API or UPPER: questions
- Which is bigger, API or UPPER?
- UPPER is larger by market value: Rs 3,980 crore, against Rs 2,134 crore for API, at the close of 5 Oct 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
- Which has risen more over the past year, API or UPPER?
- Rs 100 in API became Rs 123 (+23.02%), and Rs 100 in UPPER became Rs 102 (+1.51%), adjusted for bonus shares and without cash dividends added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
- Which pays a higher dividend, API or UPPER?
- API last declared 0.263% cash and 5% bonus for 2081/82; UPPER has no dividend on record. Dividends are a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table above is the comparable figure.
- Should I buy API or UPPER?
- Punji does not say. This page lines up the published figures for both and marks neither as better; what fits depends on what you hold, why and for how long.
Also: API stock page, UPPER stock page, the screener, the heat map and the guides to evaluating banking stocks and bonus and right shares.
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