YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $46.00.

YPF has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter worth $5,019,000. Oaktree Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter worth $40,972,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,556 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $349,000 after buying an additional 1,796 shares in the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter worth about $661,000. Finally, Modern Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter worth about $424,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $45.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.94. The company has a market cap of $17.82 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.56 and a beta of 1.24. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $47.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.48. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $22.82 and a 52-week high of $57.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.04 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 2.16% and a positive return on equity of 1.11%. As a group, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE: YPF) is an integrated oil and gas company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company’s primary businesses encompass upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, midstream transportation and storage, and downstream refining and distribution. YPF operates several major refineries and a nationwide network of service stations, supplying fuels, lubricants, and petrochemical products to both retail and industrial customers.

Founded in 1922 as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales, YPF was the world’s first state?owned oil company.