Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Competitors

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

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%

Do institutionals and insiders 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MGY or YPF?

YPF Sociedad Anónima received 193 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.63% 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 67.63%	Underperform Votes 224 32.37%

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 2.4%. 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 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	3.71	$388.30M	$1.93	13.02
YPF Sociedad Anónima	$19.12B	0.76	-$1.31B	$5.99	6.17

Which has more volatility and risk, MGY or YPF?

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

Does the media prefer MGY or YPF?

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 12 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 4 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat YPF Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.72 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
YPF Sociedad Anónima	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MGY or YPF?

Magnolia Oil & Gas presently has a consensus price target of $27.77, indicating a potential upside of 10.55%. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus price target of $42.02, indicating a potential upside of 13.71%. Given YPF Sociedad Anónima's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe YPF Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.

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)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats YPF Sociedad Anónima on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.