YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Gap Down - What's Next?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $37.22, but opened at $35.65. YPF Sociedad Anónima shares last traded at $37.14, with a volume of 479,628 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on YPF. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 3.2 %

The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a market capitalization of $14.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.76, a PEG ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $41.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $32.12.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,145,571 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $91,208,000 after buying an additional 450,935 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% during the 4th quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $71,745,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,616 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $67,500,000 after acquiring an additional 467,793 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North of South Capital LLP grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $52,584,000 after acquiring an additional 191,486 shares during 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.