YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Competitors

Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) and YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SU or YPF?

67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anonima shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SU or YPF more profitable?

Suncor Energy has a net margin of 11.35% compared to YPF Sociedad Anonima's net margin of 6.32%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 13.21% beat YPF Sociedad Anonima's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suncor Energy	11.35%	13.21%	6.59%
YPF Sociedad Anonima	6.32%	12.39%	5.07%

Which has more volatility and risk, SU or YPF?

Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YPF Sociedad Anonima has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SU or YPF?

In the previous week, Suncor Energy had 28 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anonima. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Suncor Energy and 16 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anonima. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat YPF Sociedad Anonima's score of 0.17 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suncor Energy	29 Very Positive mention(s)	5 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SU or YPF?

Suncor Energy presently has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.33%. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a consensus target price of $43.92, indicating a potential upside of 29.43%. Given Suncor Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than YPF Sociedad Anonima.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
YPF Sociedad Anonima	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has better valuation & earnings, SU or YPF?

Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than YPF Sociedad Anonima. YPF Sociedad Anonima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Suncor 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
Suncor Energy	$53.64B	0.88	$4.39B	$3.25	11.92
YPF Sociedad Anonima	$19.29B	0.69	$2.35B	$3.10	10.95

Summary

Suncor Energy beats YPF Sociedad Anonima on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.