YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading Down 5.5% - Here's Why

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) dropped 5.5% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $36.71 and last traded at $35.92. Approximately 115,717 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 95% from the average daily volume of 2,227,770 shares. The stock had previously closed at $38.00.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $14.64 billion, a PE ratio of 18.79, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. 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 firm's 50 day moving average is $41.93 and its 200-day moving average is $31.31.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 771 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $144,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.