YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Trading Down 8.1% - Should You Sell?

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) traded down 8.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $30.48 and last traded at $30.63. 2,583,007 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 27% from the average session volume of 2,037,380 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.33.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market cap of $12.42 billion, a PE ratio of 7.42, a PEG ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.85. The company's 50-day moving average price is $34.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 1,708 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter worth $89,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at about $203,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at about $243,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 4,109 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.