YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $46.70 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $43.60.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on YPF. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Zacks Research lowered YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH now owns 60,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,887,000 after buying an additional 30,000 shares in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 92.0% during the first quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 34,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,221,000 after acquiring an additional 16,707 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 191.0% during the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,382,000 after purchasing an additional 100,820 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,179,942 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $41,345,000 after purchasing an additional 233,983 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter worth approximately $411,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $25.14 on Tuesday. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $9.89 billion, a PE ratio of 8.11, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $28.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.33.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.43). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 12.39%. The business had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.37 million. Analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.