YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading Up 7.1%

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) shares traded up 7.1% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $20.88 and last traded at $20.71. 2,193,214 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 6% from the average session volume of 2,344,191 shares. The stock had previously closed at $19.34.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $10.50 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. UBS Group raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $18.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $17.40 to $20.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $20.58.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $8.18 billion, a PE ratio of -6.21 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $18.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

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

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 8,333.3% in the 2nd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 5,060 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $135,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $171,000. Finally, JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $187,000. 10.08% of the stock is 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.