Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Competitors $21.32 +0.23 (+1.09%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.28 -0.04 (-0.16%) As of 05/2/2025 07:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MGY vs. YPF, AR, PR, SUN, OVV, VNOM, HESM, APA, CHRD, and VISTShould you be buying Magnolia Oil & Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magnolia Oil & Gas include YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Sunoco (SUN), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), Hess Midstream (HESM), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), and Vista Energy (VIST). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Magnolia Oil & Gas vs. YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Sunoco Ovintiv Viper Energy Hess Midstream APA Chord Energy Vista Energy YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioYPF Sociedad Anónima$19.12B0.60-$1.31B$5.994.85Magnolia Oil & Gas$1.32B3.15$388.30M$1.9311.05 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer YPF or MGY? YPF Sociedad Anónima received 191 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.44% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 59.31% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformYPF Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes46867.44% Underperform Votes22632.56% Magnolia Oil & GasOutperform Votes27759.31% Underperform Votes19040.69% 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 0.5%. 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 2.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 31.1% 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of YPF or MGY? 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 Anónima4.15% 32.76% 12.67% Magnolia Oil & Gas 27.82%20.74%14.23% Does the media refer more to YPF or MGY? In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 6 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 11 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat YPF Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.69 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment YPF Sociedad Anónima 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Magnolia Oil & Gas 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend YPF or MGY? YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus target price of $40.73, suggesting a potential upside of 40.25%. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus target price of $27.21, suggesting a potential upside of 27.65%. Given YPF Sociedad Anónima's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe YPF Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score YPF Sociedad Anónima 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Magnolia Oil & Gas 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has more risk and volatility, YPF or MGY? YPF Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryYPF Sociedad Anónima and Magnolia Oil & Gas tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Magnolia Oil & Gas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MGY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMagnolia Oil & GasCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.14B$7.53B$7.15B$19.22BDividend Yield2.83%23.98%10.97%4.00%P/E Ratio11.059.8648.4133.45Price / Sales3.159.1623,606.5729.18Price / Cash5.907.3835.5017.52Price / Book2.131.523.574.55Net Income$388.30M$1.11B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.54%-0.36%1.97%2.18%1 Month Performance-17.17%-10.44%-3.63%-2.05%1 Year Performance-14.41%-17.47%165.32%5.45% Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas4.4379 of 5 stars$21.32+1.1%$27.21+27.6%-14.4%$4.14B$1.32B11.05210Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.2124 of 5 stars$31.79-3.9%$40.73+28.1%+29.8%$12.50B$19.12B16.0621,300Upcoming EarningsARAntero Resources4.2301 of 5 stars$32.12-6.7%$42.44+32.1%+9.6%$10.00B$4.12B100.38590Earnings ReportOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsPRPermian Resources4.8648 of 5 stars$11.62-3.4%$18.73+61.2%-27.0%$9.34B$5.00B7.04220Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumePositive NewsSUNSunoco3.359 of 5 stars$56.66-1.0%$63.83+12.7%+4.7%$8.65B$22.69B8.582,300Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓OVVOvintiv4.7837 of 5 stars$32.71-3.3%$56.06+71.4%-30.4%$8.52B$9.15B4.341,740Upcoming EarningsVNOMViper Energy4.5965 of 5 stars$39.56-4.4%$57.92+46.4%+13.3%$8.43B$859.75M16.98711Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHESMHess Midstream3.961 of 5 stars$36.54-2.6%$43.00+17.7%+9.5%$7.97B$1.49B14.67200Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsAPAAPA3.8437 of 5 stars$15.50-3.8%$26.21+69.1%-43.6%$5.61B$9.74B2.192,270Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.7466 of 5 stars$92.84-1.7%$157.00+69.1%-46.8%$5.52B$5.25B4.78530Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsVISTVista Energy4.5545 of 5 stars$45.35-5.1%$67.08+47.9%+3.5%$4.32B$1.65B8.79410Short Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YPF Alternatives AR Alternatives PR Alternatives SUN Alternatives OVV Alternatives VNOM Alternatives HESM Alternatives APA Alternatives CHRD Alternatives VIST Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MGY) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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