YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Hits New 52-Week Low - Here's Why

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $29.76 and last traded at $29.78, with a volume of 1992080 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $31.13.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 5.6 %

The firm has a market cap of $11.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $32.79 and a 200-day moving average of $36.04.

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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. Research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima 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 buying an additional 1,257,616 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,664,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,092.6% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $40,213,000 after acquiring an additional 902,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima 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 acquiring an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.