YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Rating Upgraded by StockNews.com

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on YPF. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $10.50 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $21.76 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $18.30 and a 200-day moving average of $15.75. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $9.57 and a 1 year high of $22.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of $8.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.49 and a beta of 1.90.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 6th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.95 by ($0.95). The firm had revenue of $4.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.47 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 7.58% and a positive return on equity of 17.33%. On average, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Helikon Investments Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.5% in the 3rd quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd now owns 11,823,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $144,837,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,105 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 50.9% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 4,753,658 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $58,232,000 after buying an additional 1,604,368 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 426.5% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,474,531 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $25,347,000 after buying an additional 1,194,483 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 287.5% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,595,394 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $14,662,000 after buying an additional 1,183,673 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TT International Asset Management LTD raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 35.5% in the 4th quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 4,238,557 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $72,860,000 after buying an additional 1,109,483 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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, natural gas, and NGLs. The company's downstream operations include the refining, marketing, and distribution of oil and petroleum products, as well as petroleum derivatives, such as petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, non-fossil fuels, biofuels, and related components; and production of hydrocarbons electric power.