YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $40.73 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $40.73.

YPF has been the subject of a number of research reports. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.37 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $32.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,400,356 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,117,620. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $33.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% in the 4th quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $71,745,000 after buying an additional 1,257,616 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $45,664,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,092.6% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $40,213,000 after acquiring an additional 902,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,395,000 after acquiring an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. 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.