YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading Down 4.5% - What's Next?

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) were down 4.5% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $33.64 and last traded at $33.74. Approximately 1,511,935 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 28% from the average daily volume of 2,087,141 shares. The stock had previously closed at $35.32.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.3%

The company has a market capitalization of $13.49 billion, a PE ratio of 17.33, a P/E/G 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. The company's 50-day moving average is $32.82 and its 200 day moving average is $37.07.

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

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

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

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.