YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded to "Hold" at HSBC

HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) from a reduce rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports. HSBC currently has $33.00 price target on the oil and gas exploration company's stock, up from their previous price target of $21.00.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on YPF. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Six 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 currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.6 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $0.51 on Monday, hitting $33.00. 1,411,002 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,121,081. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The firm has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. 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 business's fifty day simple moving average is $34.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.16.

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) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $46,395,000 after purchasing an additional 840,842 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $2,927,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $2,244,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $5,667,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. 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.