Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (TGS)Energy | Oil & Gas Integrated | Buenos Aires, Argentina | NYSE
30.40 USD
-0.29
(-0.945%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 30.09 -0.31 (-0.310%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 5:05 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:58 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case remains robust despite recent price weakness. The business demonstrates exceptional growth, with revenue expanding 13.2% and earnings up 12.4%, while maintaining a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of 5.11 and operating cash flow exceeding half a billion dollars. The market has punished the stock heavily, trading at a forward P/E of just 11x and a price-to-book of under 2x, creating a significant margin of safety for a company generating double-digit returns on equity. While the statistical forecast model suggests a flat or slightly negative short-term trend, this appears to be a temporary dislocation rather than a structural flaw. The options market reflects this tension, with heavy put buying acting as a hedge against potential volatility, yet the underlying fundamentals—sustained growth, high margins, and strong cash generation—justify a solid buy rating for the long horizon. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.032144 |
| MSTL | 0.033515 |
| AutoETS | 0.037238 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.184562 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 1.50 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.288 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.08 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-06-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2019-04-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 43.851 |
| Revenue per Share | 11804.965 |
| Market Cap | 4,576,786,944 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.43 |
| Forward P/E | 11.00 |
| Beta | -0.45 |
| Profit Margins | 24.67% |
| Website | https://www.tgs.com.ar |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively for a medium-term drop, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 25 and 30) expiring in October, which dwarfs call volume. Conversely, near-term calls show heavy positioning at strikes significantly above the current price (35 and 40), suggesting a belief in a rebound or gap-up event before the October expiration. The disparity between the defensive put wall and the speculative call tops indicates a 'mean reversion' trade where traders expect volatility but are hedged against a downside break.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-18 | 1.076 | 9.871560 |
| 2018-09-18 | 0.273 | 1.706250 |
| 2018-08-20 | 0.278 | 2.018882 |
| 2018-07-13 | 0.206 | 1.466192 |
| 2016-01-21 | 0.047 | 0.881801 |
| 2014-12-09 | 0.192 | 5.565217 |
| 2013-04-03 | 0.145 | 8.192090 |
| 2012-12-26 | 0.194 | 10.837989 |
| 2011-05-24 | 1.505 | 40.566037 |
| 2010-04-27 | 0.050 | 1.412429 |
| 2009-04-16 | 0.051 | 2.417062 |
| 2008-05-02 | 0.064 | 1.557178 |
| 2001-08-16 | 0.305 | 4.642313 |
| 2001-03-07 | 0.287 | 3.751634 |
| 2000-08-03 | 0.270 | 3.375000 |
| 2000-02-24 | 0.330 | 3.666667 |
| 1999-07-26 | 0.500 | 5.673759 |
| 1999-02-22 | 0.500 | 5.063291 |
| 1998-07-20 | 0.500 | 4.210526 |
| 1998-02-19 | 0.500 | 4.494382 |
| 1997-07-17 | 0.500 | 4.347826 |
| 1997-02-19 | 1.500 | 11.650485 |
| 1996-08-21 | 0.475 | 4.086022 |
| 1996-03-15 | 0.473 | 3.941667 |
| 1995-08-28 | 0.473 | 4.671605 |
| 1995-04-03 | 0.500 | 5.555556 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.21834064 |
| Address1 | Madero Office Building |
| Address2 | 26th Floor Cecilia Grierson 355 |
| All Time High | 36.35 |
| All Time Low | 0.61 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 260,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 350,988 |
| Average Volume | 350,988 |
| Average Volume10Days | 260,080 |
| Beta | -0.453 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 16.017591 |
| City | Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 30.4 |
| Current Ratio | 5.113 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 31.53 |
| Day Low | 30.3005 |
| Debt To Equity | 43.851 |
| Display Name | Transportadora de Gas del Sur |
| Dividend Date | 1,751,932,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.95 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.16 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,815,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,815,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.124 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.124 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,787,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,787,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,787,200 |
| Ebitda | 985,084,592,128 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.55426997 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.234 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -0.13 |
| Enterprise Value | -230,181,945,344 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.84666 |
| Eps Forward | 2.76425 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.97 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,751,241,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 30.2744 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.12559891 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0041486835 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 21.834064 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 36.35 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.949999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16368636 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.66 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5400203 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.74 - 36.35 |
| Financial Currency | ARS |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 785,082,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 8.55 |
| Float Shares | 31,338,948 |
| Forward Eps | 2.76425 |
| Forward P E | 10.997558 |
| Free Cashflow | -24,238,553,088 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,187 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55346 |
| Gross Profits | 983,635,853,312 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.14271 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 150,552,212 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Integrated |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Integrated |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-integrated |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,555,545,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.076 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. operates as a subsidiary of Compañía de Inversiones de Energía S.A. |
| Long Name | Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,576,786,944 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_392486 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 438,485,712,896 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,620,447,386 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 30.8 |
| Operating Cashflow | 549,418,795,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.49730998 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.38639998 |
| Phone | 54 11 4371 5100 |
| Post Market Change | -0.30999947 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.0197351 |
| Post Market Price | 30.09 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,976,700 |
| Previous Close | 30.69 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.679182 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8979133 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.0025751877 |
| Profit Margins | 0.24672002 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.682 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.85714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.290001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.944936 |
| Regular Market Day High | 31.53 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 30.3005 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 30.3005 - 31.53 |
| Regular Market Open | 30.8 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 30.69 |
| Regular Market Price | 30.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 379,210 |
| Return On Assets | 0.10283 |
| Return On Equity | 0.1434 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.132 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11,804.965 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 69,513,693 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0013 |
| Shares Short | 200,720 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 303,786 |
| Short Name | Transportadora de Gas del Sur S |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0066000004 |
| Short Ratio | 0.66 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | TGS |
| Target High Price | 48.0 |
| Target Low Price | 33.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 40.28571 |
| Target Median Price | 41.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,806,015,135,744 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11,995.939 |
| Total Debt | 1,571,253,518,336 |
| Total Revenue | 1,777,263,443,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.97 |
| Trailing P E | 15.431472 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 29.7101 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.68989944 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.02322104 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 379,210 |
| Website | https://www.tgs.com.ar |
| Zip | C1107CPG |