YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading 4.6% Higher - What's Next?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) traded up 4.6% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $37.61 and last traded at $37.83. 388,951 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 81% from the average session volume of 2,009,075 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.17.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. 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. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $42.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 3.8 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $36.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The company had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. On average, research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during 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 period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.