YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• YPF Sociedad Anonima has a consensus rating of "Hold" from eight research firms, including one sell, four hold, and three buy ratings.
• The average target price for YPF stock is $46.70 among brokerages that have covered the stock over the past year.
• Despite recent recommendations, YPF reported an earnings miss with an EPS of $0.13, falling short of analysts' expectations of $0.56.

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $46.70.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on YPF. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.4% in the first quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,459 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.9% in the second quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 10,476 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 584 shares in the last quarter. LWM Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.1% in the first quarter. LWM Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 1,282 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 2.6% in the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 52,215 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,329 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $218,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $27.62 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $10.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.60.

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). The business had revenue of $3.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 12.39%. Equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current 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.

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