YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• YPF Sociedad Anonima has been rated with a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by seven brokerage firms, with an average 12-month target price set at $43.92.
• CitiGroup upgraded YPF's rating from "neutral" to "buy", increasing the price target from $44 to $48.
• In its latest quarterly earnings, YPF reported earnings of $0.13 per share, falling short of the consensus estimate of $0.56.

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $43.9167.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on YPF shares. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of YPF stock opened at $31.7670 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $12.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.25, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.79. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1-year low of $20.79 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $32.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.72.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.43). The company had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anonima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% during the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,708 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter worth approximately $89,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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.

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