YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,540,000 shares, a growth of 27.2% from the May 15th total of 5,140,000 shares. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,160,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

YPF stock traded down $0.55 during trading on Friday, hitting $34.73. 869,383 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,044,743. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $33.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of $13.66 billion, a PE ratio of 8.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.85. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 292.4% during the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $71,745,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,616 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,664,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 2,092.6% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $40,213,000 after buying an additional 902,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 335.6% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $46,395,000 after buying an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the subject of a number of research reports. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.