Sasol (SSL) Competitors $7.13 +0.18 (+2.59%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.98 -0.15 (-2.03%) As of 04:55 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SSL vs. YPF, VNOM, PR, OVV, AR, HESM, APA, SUN, CHRD, and VVVShould you be buying Sasol stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sasol include YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF), Viper Energy (VNOM), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Antero Resources (AR), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), APA (APA), Sunoco (SUN), Chord Energy (CHRD), and Valvoline (VVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Sasol vs. Its Competitors YPF Sociedad Anonima Viper Energy Permian Resources Ovintiv Antero Resources Hess Midstream Partners APA Sunoco Chord Energy Valvoline YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) and Sasol (NYSE:SSL) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do analysts recommend YPF or SSL? YPF Sociedad Anonima presently has a consensus target price of $46.70, suggesting a potential upside of 57.77%. Given YPF Sociedad Anonima's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe YPF Sociedad Anonima is more favorable than Sasol.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score YPF Sociedad Anonima 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Sasol 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is YPF or SSL more profitable? YPF Sociedad Anonima has a net margin of 6.32% compared to Sasol's net margin of 0.00%. YPF Sociedad Anonima's return on equity of 12.39% beat Sasol's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets YPF Sociedad Anonima6.32% 12.39% 5.07% Sasol N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in YPF or SSL? 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anonima shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sasol shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sasol shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, YPF or SSL? YPF Sociedad Anonima has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sasol has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, YPF or SSL? YPF Sociedad Anonima has higher revenue and earnings than Sasol. Sasol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than YPF Sociedad Anonima, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioYPF Sociedad Anonima$19.29B0.60$2.35B$3.109.55Sasol$13.72B0.34-$2.37B$2.273.14 Does the media favor YPF or SSL? In the previous week, YPF Sociedad Anonima and YPF Sociedad Anonima both had 5 articles in the media. YPF Sociedad Anonima's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Sasol's score of 0.59 indicating that YPF Sociedad Anonima is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment YPF Sociedad Anonima 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sasol 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryYPF Sociedad Anonima beats Sasol on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sasol News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 SSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSasolOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.62B$75.06B$7.63B$21.15BDividend YieldN/A5.81%10.82%3.51%P/E Ratio3.1420.3966.8429.10Price / Sales0.341.78554.4047.93Price / Cash3.014.8835.4118.29Price / Book0.591.044.065.30Net Income-$2.37B$5.31B$4.27B$998.51M7 Day Performance8.61%-0.73%2.53%-0.57%1 Month Performance44.92%4.49%6.27%6.43%1 Year Performance1.13%-1.22%15.43%13.75% Sasol Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSLSasol2.7958 of 5 stars$7.13+2.6%N/A-8.6%$4.62B$13.72B3.1428,141Gap UpYPFYPF Sociedad Anonima3.6421 of 5 stars$30.52-1.0%$46.70+53.0%+28.2%$11.98B$19.29B9.8425,877Positive NewsVNOMViper Energy3.8049 of 5 stars$39.85-1.1%$55.93+40.4%-16.9%$11.50B$860.39M11.52711Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPRPermian Resources4.5439 of 5 stars$14.32-0.9%$18.53+29.5%+1.9%$11.44B$5.00B9.30220Analyst ForecastOVVOvintiv4.6796 of 5 stars$42.17+0.5%$53.07+25.9%-0.2%$10.83B$9.15B7.471,623News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionARAntero Resources4.8954 of 5 stars$31.90-0.7%$43.65+36.8%+20.2%$9.86B$4.33B20.32590Positive NewsHESMHess Midstream Partners4.0677 of 5 stars$41.19-0.9%$46.20+12.2%+10.5%$8.65B$1.50B15.25200Positive NewsAPAAPA2.4293 of 5 stars$23.22+1.0%$23.72+2.2%-16.3%$8.31B$9.74B7.772,305Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap DownSUNSunoco3.5152 of 5 stars$52.23+0.3%$64.50+23.5%-4.5%$8.00B$22.69B25.733,298News CoveragePositive NewsCHRDChord Energy3.9892 of 5 stars$109.89+0.0%$148.92+35.5%-24.8%$6.29B$5.25B8.64530Analyst RevisionGap DownVVVValvoline3.9921 of 5 stars$38.67-1.0%$42.31+9.4%-8.9%$4.93B$1.62B17.9911,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YPF Alternatives VNOM Alternatives PR Alternatives OVV Alternatives AR Alternatives HESM Alternatives APA Alternatives SUN Alternatives CHRD Alternatives VVV 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:SSL) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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