YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eight brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $41.30.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on YPF shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 742.6% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,708 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth approximately $89,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $243,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.34 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $35.95. 1,822,657 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,069,104. The business's fifty day moving average price is $32.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.02. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted 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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. On average, research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.