Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Competitors

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, YPF or MGY?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than YPF Sociedad Anónima. YPF Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
YPF Sociedad Anónima	$19.45B	0.73	-$1.31B	$4.29	8.42
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.35B	3.11	$388.30M	$2.01	10.81

Do analysts prefer YPF or MGY?

YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus price target of $41.30, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of $27.14, suggesting a potential upside of 24.91%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than YPF Sociedad Anónima.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YPF Sociedad Anónima	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is YPF or MGY a better dividend stock?

YPF Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.1380 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Magnolia Oil & Gas has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Magnolia Oil & Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is YPF or MGY more profitable?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 27.82% compared to YPF Sociedad Anónima's net margin of 4.15%. YPF Sociedad Anónima's return on equity of 32.76% beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YPF Sociedad Anónima	4.15%	32.76%	12.67%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	27.82%	20.74%	14.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer YPF or MGY?

YPF Sociedad Anónima received 192 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.48% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 59.19% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
YPF Sociedad Anónima	Outperform Votes 469 67.48%	Underperform Votes 226 32.52%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	Outperform Votes 277 59.19%	Underperform Votes 191 40.81%

Which has more volatility & risk, YPF or MGY?

YPF Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in YPF or MGY?

10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to YPF or MGY?

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 11 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 13 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima. YPF Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 0.92 indicating that YPF Sociedad Anónima is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
YPF Sociedad Anónima	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magnolia Oil & Gas	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats YPF Sociedad Anónima on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.