YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $40.73.

YPF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima 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 note on Monday, April 14th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 742.6% during the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,708 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at $128,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF traded down $0.28 on Tuesday, reaching $31.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,484,080 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,116,598. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.14, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $33.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.76.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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, 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.