YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Up 4.6% – Time to Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)’s stock price was up 4.6% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $37.61 and last traded at $37.83. Approximately 388,951 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 81% from the average daily volume of 2,009,075 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.17.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $37.25 and a 200 day moving average of $34.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a market capitalization of $14.65 billion, a PE ratio of 18.82, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during 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%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,145,571 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $91,208,000 after purchasing an additional 450,935 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% in the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $71,745,000 after buying an additional 1,257,616 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $67,500,000 after buying an additional 467,793 shares during the period. Finally, North of South Capital LLP increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $52,584,000 after buying an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.