Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MGY or YPF?

YPF Sociedad Anónima received 193 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.73% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 59.40% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magnolia Oil & Gas	Outperform Votes 275 59.40%	Underperform Votes 188 40.60%
YPF Sociedad Anónima	Outperform Votes 468 67.73%	Underperform Votes 223 32.27%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MGY or YPF?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.32B	3.43	$388.30M	$1.93	12.06
YPF Sociedad Anónima	$19.29B	0.73	-$1.31B	$5.99	5.97

Does the media prefer MGY or YPF?

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 4 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 11 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat YPF Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.32 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magnolia Oil & Gas	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
YPF Sociedad Anónima	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MGY or YPF?

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

Is MGY or YPF a better dividend stock?

Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.1380 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays out 2.3% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, MGY or YPF?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MGY or YPF?

Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has a consensus price target of $27.77, indicating a potential upside of 19.33%. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus price target of $39.16, indicating a potential upside of 9.46%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than YPF Sociedad Anónima.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
YPF Sociedad Anónima	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is MGY or YPF 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	27.82%	20.74%	14.23%
YPF Sociedad Anónima	4.15%	32.76%	12.67%

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats YPF Sociedad Anónima on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.