YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded at HSBC

HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) from a reduce rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. HSBC currently has $33.00 price target on the oil and gas exploration company's stock, up from their prior price target of $21.00.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on YPF. StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE YPF traded up $0.51 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $33.00. 1,411,002 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,120,223. The company's fifty day moving average is $34.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.24. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. 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 stock has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.