YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $42.02.

Several brokerages have commented on YPF. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 5.5 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $33.54 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.74. The stock has a market cap of $13.19 billion, a PE ratio of 16.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. Research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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.