YPF vs. E, SU, EXE, WDS, CVE, PBA, CTRA, EC, AR, and PR
Should you be buying YPF Sociedad Anónima stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of YPF Sociedad Anónima include ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), Antero Resources (AR), and Permian Resources (PR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
YPF Sociedad Anónima vs.
ENI (NYSE:E) and YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
YPF Sociedad Anónima has a net margin of 4.15% compared to ENI's net margin of 2.76%. YPF Sociedad Anónima's return on equity of 32.76% beat ENI's return on equity.
In the previous week, YPF Sociedad Anónima had 3 more articles in the media than ENI. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima and 8 mentions for ENI. YPF Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat ENI's score of 0.86 indicating that YPF Sociedad Anónima is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
ENI has higher revenue and earnings than YPF Sociedad Anónima. YPF Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ENI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.1380 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. ENI pays out 89.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
YPF Sociedad Anónima received 57 more outperform votes than ENI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.48% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 53.65% of users gave ENI an outperform vote.
ENI presently has a consensus price target of $31.60, suggesting a potential upside of 8.74%. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus price target of $41.30, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Given YPF Sociedad Anónima's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe YPF Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than ENI.
ENI has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less 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.
1.2% of ENI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of ENI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
YPF Sociedad Anónima beats ENI on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:YPF) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff