YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF) Competitors

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) and ENI (NYSE:E) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer YPF or E?

YPF Sociedad Anónima received 55 more outperform votes than ENI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.78% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 53.93% of users gave ENI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
YPF Sociedad Anónima	Outperform Votes 467 67.78%	Underperform Votes 222 32.22%
ENI	Outperform Votes 412 53.93%	Underperform Votes 352 46.07%

Is YPF or E more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YPF Sociedad Anónima	4.15%	32.76%	12.67%
ENI	2.76%	11.03%	4.16%

Which has more volatility & risk, YPF or E?

YPF Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ENI has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, YPF or E?

ENI has higher revenue and earnings than YPF Sociedad Anónima. ENI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than YPF Sociedad Anónima, 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
YPF Sociedad Anónima	$17.31B	0.84	-$1.31B	$1.98	18.76
ENI	$102.67B	0.48	$5.16B	$1.67	17.40

Do insiders & institutionals believe in YPF or E?

10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of ENI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of ENI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate YPF or E?

YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus price target of $39.16, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. ENI has a consensus price target of $31.60, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Given ENI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ENI is more favorable than YPF Sociedad Anónima.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YPF Sociedad Anónima	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
ENI	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer YPF or E?

In the previous week, ENI had 6 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ENI and 4 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima. ENI's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat YPF Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.27 indicating that ENI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
YPF Sociedad Anónima	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ENI	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

YPF Sociedad Anónima beats ENI on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.