YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Sets New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $26.70 and last traded at $26.38, with a volume of 495766 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $25.37.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on YPF shares. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $24.00 to $33.00 in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.37.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $10.46 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.78. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $23.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.57% and a positive return on equity of 22.86%. The firm had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.59 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Norden Group LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at about $382,000. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth $368,000. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.5% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 130,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $2,588,000 after purchasing an additional 31,300 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at about $1,077,000. Finally, Capital Wealth Planning LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 25.7% in the first quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC now owns 55,513 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,099,000 after acquiring an additional 11,340 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.