Which is better, MGY or SM?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (MGY) currently grades higher than SM — 68/100 (C grade) vs 45/100 (D). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — MGY wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith; SM wins on Peter Lynch. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy MGY or SM?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both MGY and SM are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is MGY better than SM for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, MGY currently grades higher — 68/100 vs 45/100, a 23-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between MGY and SM on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). MGY currently scores 68/100 (C grade); SM scores 45/100 (D grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, MGY or SM?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. MGY and SM are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, MGY or SM?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are MGY and SM both Energy stocks?

Yes — both Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (MGY) and SM Energy Company (SM) operate in the Energy sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this MGY vs SM comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Magnolia Oil & Gas

SM Energy

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

MGY

Magnolia Oil & Gas

Market cap

$5.41B

Sector

Energy

SM Energy

Market cap

$3.88B

Sector

Energy

Overall winner

Magnolia Oil & Gas MGY

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	MGY	SM	Winner
Warren Buffett	68C	45D	MGY
Benjamin Graham	59C	36D	MGY
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	MGY	SM
Market cap	$5.41B	$3.88B
P/E (TTM)	17.0x	27.0x
EV/EBIT	13.3x	11.9x
ROIC (TTM)	13.12%	-7.7%
Gross margin	46.49%	45.11%
Net margin	24.4%	3.45%
Revenue CAGR 5y	5.02%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

MGY leads on

ROIC (TTM)13.12%vs -7.7%+159%
Net margin24.4%vs 3.45%+86%
Debt / Equity0.2xvs 1.0x+79%
P/E (TTM)17.0xvs 27.0x

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.