YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading 6.6% Higher - Should You Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report)'s stock price traded up 6.6% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $35.69 and last traded at $35.92. 998,726 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 52% from the average session volume of 2,062,650 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.71.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on YPF shares. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price target 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 boosted their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 0.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $14.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.85. The company's 50-day moving average is $33.11 and its 200-day moving average is $36.99.

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

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at approximately $561,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,170,968 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $76,071,000 after buying an additional 25,397 shares in the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 23.0% in the 1st quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $72,722,000 after purchasing an additional 387,674 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,933.0% during the first quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,221 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,264,000 after buying an additional 142,832 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 96.4% during the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,784 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $483,000 after buying an additional 6,767 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.