YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Down 8.1% - Here's Why

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup raised 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 research report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $12.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.52, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.78. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $33.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter valued at $561,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,170,968 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $76,071,000 after acquiring an additional 25,397 shares in the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% in the first quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $72,722,000 after acquiring an additional 387,674 shares in the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,933.0% during the first quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,221 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,264,000 after acquiring an additional 142,832 shares during the period. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 96.4% in the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,784 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $483,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.