YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $40.73 Average Target Price from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $41.30.

Several research firms recently issued reports on YPF. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 14th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $35.93 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $14.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $32.94 and its 200-day moving average is $36.66. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. Equities analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 742.6% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 1,708 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth 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 period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Institutional investors 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.