YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded at Hsbc Global Res

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Hsbc Global Res to a "hold" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE YPF traded up $0.51 during trading on Monday, reaching $33.00. 1,411,002 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,120,223. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $34.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.67, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. Sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during 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 last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.