YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Price Down 7.3% - Here's Why

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) fell 7.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $33.63 and last traded at $33.53. 1,484,797 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 30% from the average session volume of 2,108,440 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.18.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.02.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

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 company has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.42, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company's 50-day moving average price is $37.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.95.

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) 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 analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted 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 valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.