Short Interest in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Rises By 27.2%

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

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE YPF opened at $35.46 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion, a PE ratio of 8.27, a PEG ratio of 0.45 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. The business's 50-day moving average is $33.58 and its 200 day moving average is $36.89.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anonima presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anonima

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 335.6% during the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,667,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 3,099.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $2,479,000 after acquiring an additional 68,535 shares in the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,002,000. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,642 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,303,000 after purchasing an additional 10,720 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Company Profile

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.

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