YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Rating Increased to Hold at Hsbc Global Res

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Hsbc Global Res to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 4.4 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $1.45 on Monday, reaching $31.63. 718,326 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,158,875. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $34.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

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) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. On average, analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 143.8% in the 1st quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 93,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $3,283,000 after acquiring an additional 55,264 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 191.0% during the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,382,000 after purchasing an additional 100,820 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 89.4% during the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 232,723 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $8,155,000 after purchasing an additional 109,844 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 769.1% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 39,103 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,370,000 after buying an additional 34,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,051,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.