YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Downgraded by StockNews.com to Hold

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was downgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.50 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of YPF stock opened at $24.85 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $9.57 and a twelve month high of $25.89. The company has a market capitalization of $9.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.83, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $22.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.71. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.90. The firm had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 22.86% and a negative net margin of 4.57%. Research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ping Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,676,000. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $19,059,000 after purchasing an additional 932,212 shares during the period. Duquesne Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth approximately $12,845,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 307.2% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 639,116 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $12,655,000 after purchasing an additional 482,178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,890,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.