YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $41.6667.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on YPF shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 194.9% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,898,315 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $154,052,000 after purchasing an additional 3,237,154 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 55.7% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,379,408 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $106,282,000 after buying an additional 1,208,440 shares during the last quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 88.9% during the second quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,482,200 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $46,615,000 after buying an additional 697,600 shares during the period. Duquesne Family Office LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% during the first quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $72,722,000 after buying an additional 387,674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 125.2% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 651,384 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $15,822,000 after acquiring an additional 362,155 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

YPF stock opened at $36.25 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $35.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market cap of $14.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.72, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.48. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.53) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($1.35). The company had revenue of $4.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.55 billion. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a positive return on equity of 2.88% and a negative net margin of 2.45%. Equities research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.