Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (TGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. engages in transportation of natural gas, and production and commercialization of natural gas liquids in Argentina and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Natural Gas Transportation Services; Liquids Production and Commercialization; Midstream; and Telecommunications. The Natural Gas Transportation segment transports natural gas through pipeline system to distribution companies, power plants, and industrial customers. It provides operation and maintenance services for the natural gas transportation facilities. The Liquids Production and Commercialization segment produces and commercializes natural gas liquids, such as ethane, liquid petroleum gas, natural gasoline, propane, and butane. This segment offers certain related services comprising reception, storage, and dispatch of the liquids. The Midstream segment provides natural gas conditioning services; treatment, removal of impurities and natural gas compression, including the collection and transport of natural gas; and inspection and maintenance of pipelines and compressor plants services. In addition, this segment offers steam generation for electricity production and management services for expansion works and steam generation for the production of electricity. The Telecommunications segment offers data transmission services through a network of digital terrestrial radio relay. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and electric power generation end users. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. is a subsidiary of Compañía de Inversiones de Energía S.A.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.80 to $28.17
• 50-Day Range: $24.75 to $30.03
• 52-Week Range: $17.89 to $34.37
• Volume: 217,519 shs
• Average Volume: 318,367 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.38
• Dividend Yield: 3.31%
• Price Target: $40.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 271 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -33.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B are expected to decrease by -33.67% in the coming year, from $1.96 to $1.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is 13.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is 13.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 73.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.86% of the float of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has recently increased by 11.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B pays a meaningful dividend of 3.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is 37.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.54% next year. This indicates that Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.86% of the float of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has recently increased by 11.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 3.29% of the stock of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is held by institutions.

TGS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TGS shares performed this year?

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B's stock was trading at $29.27 at the start of the year. Since then, TGS shares have decreased by 4.0% and is now trading at $28.09.

How were Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B's earnings last quarter?

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (NYSE:TGS) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The energy company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.37. The energy company had revenue of $272.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $321.45 million. Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B had a net margin of 25.98% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.17%.

Who are Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B's major shareholders?

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B's top institutional shareholders include MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (1.08%), Encompass Capital Advisors LLC (0.66%), TT International Asset Management LTD (0.66%) and Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (0.27%).

How do I buy shares of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B?

Shares of TGS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B investors own include McKesson (MCK), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2024
• Record date for 7/8 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/8 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/08/2025
• Today: 8/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - PROD/PIPELN
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TGS
• CIK: 930689
• Web: www.tgs.com.ar
• Phone: 541148659077
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,147
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B: $40.00
• High Price Target: $40.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $407.18 million
• Net Margins: 25.98%
• Pretax Margin: 47.51%
• Return on Equity: 12.17%
• Return on Assets: 8.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 3.35
• Quick Ratio: 2.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.16
• Cash Flow: $3.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.35
• Book Value: $15.11 per share
• Price / Book: 1.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 150,550,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71