YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $42.02 Average Price Target from Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $42.02.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $1.00 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $35.01. 1,729,411 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,089,585. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a market cap of $13.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $36.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.66.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. Equities analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 2,215 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.