Analysts Set YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) PT at $25.94

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $25.94.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on YPF. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Bank of America raised their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.50 to $24.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. AdvisorShares Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,058,000. Seven Eight Capital LP grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 460.4% during the fourth quarter. Seven Eight Capital LP now owns 174,813 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $3,005,000 after buying an additional 143,621 shares during the period. Compass Group LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,522,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.7% during the fourth quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 230,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $3,962,000 after acquiring an additional 24,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 66.8% during the fourth quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 59,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,026,000 after purchasing an additional 23,900 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSE YPF traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $22.24. 1,171,624 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,093,981. The company has a market capitalization of $8.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.93. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $9.57 and a one year high of $24.76. The company's 50-day moving average is $21.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.90. The business had revenue of $4.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.57% and a positive return on equity of 22.86%. On average, analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.