YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 4.4% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $26.18 and last traded at $26.05. Approximately 389,303 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 81% from the average daily volume of 2,009,641 shares. The stock had previously closed at $27.24.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on YPF shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $46.70.
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YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance
The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.68, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.91. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $31.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.67.
YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates 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 research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 194.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,898,315 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $154,052,000 after acquiring an additional 3,237,154 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 55.7% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,379,408 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $106,282,000 after purchasing an additional 1,208,440 shares during the period. Duquesne Family Office LLC increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% during the first quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $72,722,000 after purchasing an additional 387,674 shares in the last quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 88.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,482,200 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,615,000 after purchasing an additional 697,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North of South Capital LLP lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,387,350 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $48,613,000 after buying an additional 150,366 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.
YPF Sociedad Anonima Company Profile
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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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