YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Competitors

Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is CVE or YPF more profitable?

YPF Sociedad Anonima has a net margin of 6.32% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 5.18%. YPF Sociedad Anonima's return on equity of 12.39% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy	5.18%	9.06%	4.77%
YPF Sociedad Anonima	6.32%	12.39%	5.07%

Do analysts rate CVE or YPF?

Cenovus Energy currently has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.75%. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a consensus target price of $46.70, indicating a potential upside of 91.24%. Given YPF Sociedad Anonima's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe YPF Sociedad Anonima is more favorable than Cenovus Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
YPF Sociedad Anonima	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is CVE or YPF a better dividend stock?

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. YPF Sociedad Anonima pays an annual dividend of $0.1380 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cenovus Energy pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. YPF Sociedad Anonima pays out 4.5% 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. Cenovus Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Cenovus Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CVE or YPF?

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YPF Sociedad Anonima has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CVE or YPF?

In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 13 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anonima. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 5 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anonima. YPF Sociedad Anonima's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 1.27 indicating that YPF Sociedad Anonima is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cenovus Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
YPF Sociedad Anonima	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, CVE or YPF?

YPF Sociedad Anonima has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cenovus Energy. YPF Sociedad Anonima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, 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
Cenovus Energy	$39.62B	0.80	$2.29B	$1.01	17.53
YPF Sociedad Anonima	$19.16B	0.50	$2.35B	$3.10	7.88

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CVE or YPF?

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anonima shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats YPF Sociedad Anonima on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.