YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $21.73 Average Target Price from Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the seven research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $21.73.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on YPF. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 23rd. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their target price for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and raised their target price for the company from $10.50 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.00 to $22.90 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 17th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.55 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.27. 1,912,615 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,357,017. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.95. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $9.57 and a 52-week high of $24.76. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $21.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.19. The company has a market capitalization of $7.97 billion, a PE ratio of -7.92 and a beta of 1.95.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 9th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.68. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 20.70% and a negative net margin of 5.78%. The business had revenue of $4.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.16 billion. As a group, research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Citigroup Inc. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 50.9% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 4,753,658 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $58,232,000 after purchasing an additional 1,604,368 shares during the last quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 35.5% in the fourth quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 4,238,557 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $72,860,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,483 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,877.9% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,051,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $18,077,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016,286 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at about $14,576,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 307.2% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 639,116 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $12,655,000 after purchasing an additional 482,178 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.