YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading Down 4.5% - Time to Sell?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was down 4.5% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $33.64 and last traded at $33.74. Approximately 1,511,935 shares changed hands during 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

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.1%

The firm has a market cap of $13.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.16, 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $32.86 and a 200-day moving average of $37.09.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company 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%. Sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth approximately $561,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1.2% during the first 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 purchasing an additional 25,397 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 23.0% during the first 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 last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 142,832 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 96.4% during the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,784 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $483,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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.