YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading Down 3.8% - Here's What Happened

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) traded down 3.8% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $32.00 and last traded at $31.86. 340,657 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 2,119,704 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.13.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.6 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $34.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.42.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced 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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 143.8% in the 1st quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 93,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $3,283,000 after buying an additional 55,264 shares during the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 191.0% in the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,382,000 after acquiring an additional 100,820 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 89.4% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 232,723 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $8,155,000 after purchasing an additional 109,844 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 769.1% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 39,103 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,370,000 after purchasing an additional 34,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $1,051,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.