YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $46.70 Average Price Target from Analysts

Key Points

• YPF Sociedad Anonima has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from seven analysts, with one sell rating, three holds, and three buy ratings.
• The average 12-month price target for YPF stock is $46.70, despite the stock currently trading at $24.43.
• In its latest quarterly earnings, YPF reported $0.13 EPS, missing estimates and reflecting a net margin of 6.32%.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $46.70.

YPF has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Zacks Research cut YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 1,759 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 1,708 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 29.0% in the first quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 6,234 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Up 13.1%

YPF Sociedad Anonima stock traded up $3.12 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $26.99. The stock had a trading volume of 6,424,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,873,529. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1-year low of $21.01 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $31.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.91.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%.The business had revenue of $3.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.37 million. As a group, analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.